The Montescano Effect: Being Resilient Through Challenges and Changes

Authors

  • Marina Maffoni Orcid
    Psychology Unit of Montescano Institute, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Montescano (PV), Italy
  • Paola Abelli
    Health Management of Montescano Institute, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Montescano (PV), Italy
  • Giuseppe Laganga Senzio
    Hospital Management of Pavia and Montescano Institutes, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Montescano (PV), Italy
  • Antonia Pierobon Orcid
    Psychology Unit of Montescano Institute, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Montescano (PV), Italy

Abstract

Hospitals are places where you live a piece of your life, no matter you are healthcare professional, patient or caregiver. This editorial describes the humanistic approach to medicine adopted by the Montescano Institute, an Italian research and clinical hospital dedicated to the rehabilitation of neurological and cardiopulmonary diseases according to updated international guidelines. The aim of these “notes from the field” is to provide a sound example of humanistic clinical practice before, during and after the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this environmental each individual is indeed engaged in relationships, which trigger mutual empowerment and growth.