Local reports in Benevento say three 118 ambulances and one Croce Rossa resuscitation vehicle were blocked for hours at the emergency department of the San Pio hospital because no stretchers were available.
According to the accounts, the vehicles were unable to return to operational service in the area during the delay, a situation described as potentially affecting the promptness of emergency response.
The episode was raised publicly by Francesco Maria Rubano, a Forza Italia deputy and the party's provincial secretary in Benevento. Rubano said he submitted a parliamentary question to the Minister of Health seeking clarification of the incident and possible urgent measures concerning emergency and urgent-care services.
What remains unclear
The reports reproduce Rubano's account. The precise date and duration of the reported blockage are not specified in the material reviewed.
The text of the parliamentary question and any official response from the Ministry of Health were not located. No statement from the San Pio hospital, the local health authority, the 118 service or the Croce Rossa was found in the documents acquired, and the reports do not independently document the operational impact or the number of patients affected.
