The city of Pisa hosts one of the oldest and most famous medical and surgical schools in Italy and Europe.   Pisa NHS Trust if formed by S. Chiara Hospitals & Clinics , located right back-door to the most famous "Leaning Tower of Pisa", and by Cisanello Hospital, in the city's North-Est suburbs. Pisa NHS Trust manages 1605 hospital beds, 34 of them are ICU beds.
UTI is located at the Hospital of Cisanello, where the Staff manages 4 post surgical fully monitored and ventilator provided beds plus 4 more fully-gadgeted ICU beds dedicated only to the Transplant activities. Besides ICU activity, the medical staff is involved in the anesthesiological support to 4 surgical units: General, Vascular, Plastic (recostructive, hand surgery, maxillo surgery) and Transplant (Liver, Kidney, Pancreas).
UTI is part of the NHS Teaching Plan and holds a Residency programme in collaboration with the Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Post Graduate School of the University of Pisa; for the 2002/2003 academic year 11 residents are lurking around. for the 2002/2003 academic year 11 residents are lurking around.