Genoa, AIL donates the new Hematology Transplant Center to the San Martino Polyclinic. Nicolò: "Work has already begun, it will be ready in early 2026."

The renovation works of the second floor of pavilion 6 of the San Martino Polyclinic, where the will rise new Hematology Transplant Center, a work donated entirely by Ail Genova, the Italian Association against Leukemia, active in Liguria for fifty years.

With an investment of about 2 million euro, collected over years of commitment and collective generosity, the project marks a historical precedent: for the first time, a voluntary association does not limit itself to supporting equipment or furnishings, but realizes and donates the entire department, complete with design, works and interior fittings.

The new Transplant Center will be operational in early 2026 and will represent a structure of excellence in the national healthcare landscape.

The department, built with cutting-edge technologies and active antibacterial walls, will guarantee the highest levels of environmental safety and hospitalization standards.

With a total surface area of 790 square meters, the center will have 16 single bedrooms (for a total of 250 m2), each equipped with absolute filters for hospitalization in sterile and protected environments.

In addition to increasing treatment capacity, the facility will allow to consolidate all hematology in a single area of ​​pavilion 6, giving life to a real “Citadel of Hematology”.

Right in this same department, in the 1976, Professor Alberto Marmont performed the first bone marrow transplant of the Polyclinic.

“The new Transplant Center represents a An extraordinary example of how collaboration between the healthcare system and volunteers can translate into concrete results of the highest value for the community. - he has declared Massimo Nicolò, Health Councillor of the Liguria region.

“Ail Genova has demonstrated how citizen solidarity can impact improving care. Donating an entire department is a gesture of generosity that deserves the gratitude of all of Liguria. The center will be a national reference point for hematology and a place where research and humanity meet to restore hope."

“Unity is strength” - he stressed Marco Prioli, general director of the Policlinico San Martino –. The collaboration between our hospital and Ail Genova has produced a exceptional result: a modern, welcoming and technologically advanced department, which guarantees haematological patients complete and quality care paths”.

The new center will be the symbol of a integrated care network between specialists, researchers and volunteers.

“This achievement is the result of generosity of the Genoese and a contribution from 350.000 euros from national Ail" - has explained Liliana Freddi, president of Ail Genova.

“The rest is self-financed through the sale of poinsettias and Easter eggs in the squares of Genoa, Savona, and Imperia. We want every citizen to know where their donations end up: this project is tangible proof of this. We can all be proud of this achievement."

“The new Transplant Center is the result of the strength of the Ail volunteers, "For 56 years, we have been supporting blood cancer patients." - he added Massimo Ferrante, Councilor for Volunteering of the Municipality of Genoa.

“This project demonstrates how solidarity and mutual aid can transform into concrete social infrastructures, bringing citizens and institutions closer together and improving the quality of life of the most vulnerable."