Gemelli hospital: The facility treating Pope Francis

The Gemelli hospital has been treating popes for more than thirty years.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingAudioPodcastsRadioAudio FAQsVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveWeatherNewslettersThe Roman hospital caring for Pope Francis2 days agoBethany BellBBC NewsReporting fromRome ReutersA statue of late Pope John Paul II stands outside the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is receiving medical treatmentOutside the Gemelli Hospital in Rome stands a large statue of one of its most famous patients, Pope John Paul II.

Made of white Carrara marble, it depicts the pontiff in his later years, stooping and clutching a crucifix, his brow furrowed in pain.

Doctors at the Gemelli hospital helped save John Paul's life, after he was shot in a failed assassination attempt in St Peter's Square in May 1981. He underwent a six-hour operation to remove a bullet from his abdomen.

It was the first time a Pope had been treated at Rome's largest hospital.

Among the hospital's current patients is Pope Francis, who was admitted last week with a respiratory infection. He has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs.

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