Public Healthcare Laboratory

Director
Dr. Giuseppe Smecca
Viale Sicilia, 7
97100 - Ragusa
0932 234730
0932 234705
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The Public Healthcare Laboratory has been established by Council Decree of 6th August 2004, published on the Official Gazette of Sicily Region Part I No. 35 of 2004. It represents the technical-scientific laboratory facility of reference of the Department of Prevention and it is at the service of Authorities and Institutions as official supervisory body. It performs the technical-analytical institutional duties pertaining the healthcare issues within its competence, which have been specified by the notice of the 21st of March no.1045/2001.

It performs the Official Control analysis on food and water intended for human consumption, and it operates according to a “Quality Management System”, in compliance with the European standard UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018.

Its primary activities are:
  • Infectious diseases prophylaxis;
  • Control of food and beverage;
  • Monitoring of water intended for human consumption;
  • Monitoring of mineral and thermal waters;
  • Monitoring of bathing waters;
  • Monitoring of waters intended for recreational purposes;
  • Monitoring of waters intended for shellfish farming and aquaculture;
  • Narcotic drugs analysis;
  • Living and working environments indoor controls;
  • Legionella research.

The Public Healthcare Laboratory is accredited by ACCREDIA, Italian Accreditation Body, as testing laboratory, by Certificate No. 1855 L.

The information regarding the laboratory, the accreditation certificate and the list of the accredited tests, are available on the ACCREDIA website, at the following link: www.accredia.it

  • Public Healthcare Laboratory - Viale Sicilia, 7 - Ragusa
    Opening hours:
    • From Monday to Saturday, 8:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
      in the afternoon, prior appointment is required
    Telephone number: Email:
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  • Toxicology and biochemistry laboratory - Viale Sicilia, 7 - Ragusa
    Director:
    • Dr. Salvatore Fazzino
    • Dr. Rita Franzò
    Opening hours:
    • From Monday to Saturday, 8:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
      in the afternoon, prior appointment is required
    Telephone number: Email:
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  • Living and working environments - Viale Sicilia, 7 - Ragusa
    Director:
    • Dr. Alessandro Modica
    Opening hours:
    • From Monday to Saturday, 8:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
      in the afternoon, prior appointment is required
    Telephone number: Email:
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  • Microbiology laboratory for waters, food and infectious diseases - Viale Sicilia, 7 - Ragusa
    Director:
    • Dr. Alessandro Modica
    Opening hours:
    • From Monday to Saturday, 8:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
      in the afternoon, prior appointment is required
    Telephone number: Email:
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The Service, in addition to performing institutional duties, provides services for private citizens, upon prior contacts with the technical personnel (also by telephone).

As for the access modalities, please contact the following telephone numbers: