Lega Benevento has asked Benevento mayor Clemente Mastella to urgently convene the Assembly of Mayors together with the Prefect of Benevento over the future of Sant'Alfonso hospital in Sant'Agata de' Goti.
The request was made by Lega Benevento commissioner Domenico Parisi, according to NTR24. Parisi described Sant'Alfonso as a strategic hospital for the province, not only for the town where it is located.
The appeal follows the San Pio hospital trust's appeal to the Council of State against a TAR decision concerning the reopening of Sant'Alfonso's emergency room 24 hours a day, according to NTR24 and Ottopagine. It is not known whether Mastella has convened the Assembly or whether the Prefect has agreed to take part, and the current status and outcome of the Council of State appeal have not been confirmed.
Parisi frames the dispute as provincial rather than local. According to NTR24, the Lega cites the hospital's importance for the Caudina and Telesina valleys and its potential role in reducing pressure on San Pio hospital in Benevento.
The immediate political demand is for a unified institutional response involving municipalities, the Prefecture, the Campania Region and the hospital leadership.
That demand goes beyond emergency-room hours. According to Ottopagine, Parisi said 24-hour emergency-room service alone is insufficient without functioning hospital departments, doctors, nurses, staff and related services. He also demanded clear regional commitments, resources and timelines.
The legal background is a TAR Campania order to restore 24-hour emergency-room operations at Sant'Alfonso. According to Il Mattino, the court identified a 60-day implementation period, after which a commissioner could intervene if the order was not implemented. The exact text and enforceability of the order have been reported through news coverage rather than the court's original published decision.
Staffing remains a central constraint. According to Il Mattino, three medical units are available for Sant'Alfonso, while five or six are described as necessary to cover all shifts. It has not been independently verified whether 24-hour service has actually been restored or what the hospital's present operating schedule is.
