Cardinal Massaia Hospital
The Cardinal Massaia Hospital is the main hospital serving the city of Asti. It includes, among other departments, an analysis laboratory and a paediatrics department, and periodically receives equipment donations thanks to fundraising carried out by associations in the Asti area.[1]
Donations from the Fondazione Astigiana per la Salute del Territorio
The Fondazione Astigiana per la Salute del Territorio (FAST) supports the hospital with periodic donations to purchase equipment. In November 2026 the Foundation donated to the Analysis Laboratory an ultra-low-temperature freezer for storing biological samples and analytical materials that require very low storage temperatures, including swabs and samples that must be kept for forensic purposes.[1]
The head of the Analysis Laboratory, Maurizio Penna, explained that the equipment makes it possible to preserve the integrity and stability of stored material over time, helping the quality and reliability of diagnostic work.[1]
FAST's chair, Luisa Amalberto, said the funds raised are turned into equipment agreed with the heads of hospital departments and approved by the hospital management, supplementing the resources of the national health service.[1]
Project for Paediatrics
At the same time, the Foundation has launched a project for the hospital's Paediatrics department, also funded through the charity music event "Gospel for Asti", held on 7 November 2026 at Palco 19 by the group Sound4Him for its twentieth anniversary, together with the Menorah Band and forty artists taking part free of charge. The initiative's stated aim, explained on stage by the department's head Maria Chiara Strozzi and coordinator Michela Appiano, is to upgrade Paediatrics' technological equipment and make the department more welcoming for young patients and their families.[1]
The Fondazione Astigiana per la Salute del Territorio's next fundraising event is an annual dinner.[1]
Timeline
- — The Fondazione Astigiana per la Salute del Territorio donates a new ultra-low-temperature freezer for the analysis laboratory to the Cardinal Massaia Hospital in Asti and funds a project for the paediatrics department. → ATnews
Sources
- ATnews — 9 November 2026