Emma Bonino hospitalized in Rome in critical condition
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At a glance
- Emma Bonino, 78, was taken by ambulance to Rome’s Santo Spirito Hospital on Sept. 7 in the highest emergency category, with health sources describing her condition as critical.
- The +Europa leader had already spent a week in hospital after falling ill in late 2025 and was later treated in a specialized stroke unit.
Emma Bonino, the 78-year-old leader of Italy’s +Europa party, was taken by ambulance to Rome’s Santo Spirito Hospital on Monday evening in the highest emergency category. Health sources said she was in critical condition.
The former senator arrived at about 6 p.m. on Sept. 7 after falling ill. The hospital had treated her during a previous emergency admission in late 2025, when she initially spent time in intensive care.
She is in critical condition.
Doctors later said that earlier episode was linked to a metabolic problem, not a recurrence of the tumor that had affected her in 2015. After her first night at Santo Spirito, Bonino was transferred to the stroke unit at Rome’s San Filippo Neri Hospital, which had a specialized unit considered suitable for her treatment. She was discharged after a week.
The report said the latest case was still developing.
to guarantee an appropriate setting
Originally published by Corriere della Sera in Italian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.