Ospedale di Careggi

I was quite overwhelmed when I visited the Ospedale di Careggi. It is one of the largest hospitals in Italy which I did not know before I went. This hospital is a university hospital so it is much newer than the others I have visited. At this hospital I mostly stayed outside because there was a lot going on. There are all different departments for many different categories of healthcare. There is even an auditorium that is dedicated to serenity and spirituality. This reminded me of my visit to the Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova and the temple that is there. Both hospitals, although different in many ways, have sections related to spirituality and religion. I thought this was a nice addition to the hospital because it allows people to relax in a place where tensions usually run fairly high. A recent addition was the children's hospital. This is like how the Hospital Degli Innocenti was dedicated to children when it was still working. I discovered that Ospedale di Careggi is basically a combination of the Hospital Degli Innocenti and the Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova. It is interesting to see how over time something was created that resembled an older example.