Constructed in 1928 by the express will of the benefactor, Mr. Giuseppe Rossi of Castelrotto, who left all his property for the establishment of a non-profit foundation whose purpose was and still is to run an Acute Hospital, it was officially opened on November 11, 1928.
 
The Malcantonese Hospital is located in Castelrotto, a charming village in Malcantone surrounded by greenery and nature typical of the region.
 
After several modifications and transformations, the Malcantonese Hospital today presents itself as an Institute that can best meet the needs of the population by welcoming its patients in a familiar and peaceful environment.
 
The institute, which is registered in the hospital planning of the Canton of Ticino, with performance mandates in internal medicine and psychiatry and authorized to practice under compulsory sickness insurance according to Article 39 KVG, receives inpatients of private, semi-private and common class as well as outpatients.
It provides acute, post-acute, psychiatric and rehabilitative care.
 
It is a member of the Association of Private Clinics of Ticino (ACPT), Swiss Private Clinics, H+Swiss Hospitals.
 

MINOR INTENSITY ACUTE DEPARTMENT

With a view to comprehensive and interdisciplinary care, RAMI offers individualized diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative services for an appropriate length of stay, with the goal of recovering the patient's greatest possible autonomy.

Admits people referred to the Institute either directly by physicians operating in the area or from other hospitals, with an indication for post-acute hospitalization.

• According to the new cantonal guidelines, the patient will have to personally participate in the inpatient costs with a contribution of CHF 30.00 per day up to a maximum of CHF 600.00 per year.
• Patients will also benefit from individualized interventions performed by physiotherapists, occupational therapist, dietician and social worker.

PSYCHIATRY DEPARTMENT

The department admits patients with a wide spectrum of mental disorders, from affective to anxiety syndromes, personality disorders (often associated with affective disorders) to non-acute psychosis.

The team will devise a personalized treatment plan, with the intention of improving, within an appropriate time frame, (with care not to encourage regressive attitudes but also not to force a purely symptomatic remission) the patient's clinical condition while also preparing for return to home, or - if necessary - to residential facilities, using external collaborators.

AMBULATORY SERVICE

The outpatient service, which is a new offering of our institute, will give local people the opportunity to take advantage, during a time from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., on weekdays of:

• cardiological examinations with ECG, stress test, 24h Holter and echocardiogram.;
• pneumological examinations with spirometry and specialized physiotherapists;
• cardiovascular prevention course (with interventions by cardiologist, nurse, dietitian and physical therapist);
• conventional radiographic investigations;
• physiotherapy;
• ergotherapy
• nutritional counseling;