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Mountain Clinic

Mountain Medicine Clinic

Do you often go to the mountains despite having a chronic condition? Are you about to embark on a sports expedition or a vacation in a remote mountain location or at high altitude, like the Andes or the Himalayas? Or have you suffered from altitude sickness in the past and want to better understand your body’s responses?

Mountain Clinic is Eurac Research’s mountain medicine clinic where an expert team can provide you with a comprehensive range of advice.

Mountain Medicine Clinic

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What we do and why we do it

The Mountain Clinic was created to improve the health of people who frequent the mountains, especially at high altitudes. It was conceived and is managed by the staff of the Eurac Research Institute for Mountain Emergency Medicine: a team of doctors and researchers with solid skills in the clinical, research and dissemination fields regarding exposure to high altitudes and medicine in mountain environments.

The Mountain Clinic’s activities are carried out in synergy with and in support of the prevention, diagnosis and therapy initiatives of the South Tyrolean Health Authority.

Our services:

mountain medicine visits and consultations

diagnostic tests to identify reduced tolerance to high altitudes (hypoxia tests)

research and teaching activities in collaboration with universities and research organizations

Who’s the clinic for

People who practice sports, recreational activities or work in the mountains, particularly at high altitudes

People who plan high-altitude ascents and fall into any of the following risk categories: the elderly, people with disabilities, children, pregnant women, individuals with chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, bronchopneumopathy, migraine, epilepsy, mental illness, etc.

People who have already had diseases related to the mountain environment and/or high altitude, or from symptoms related to them, in particular acute mountain sickness, high altitude cerebral edema, high altitude pulmonary edema, cold-related diseases, avalanche accidents, decompression sickness

How to access our services

The Mountain Clinic services can be accessed privately or through an agreement with the South Tyrolean Health Authority. To access these services, it’s necessary to consent to our data processing requirements.

If you are a patient of the National Health Service, you will need a referral from your GP or another healthcare provider. In this case, you will be required to pay the fee (ticket). You can book appointments by contacting the Mountain Clinic reception: Tel. +39 0471 055177

For private referrals, simply book an appointment by contacting the Mountain Clinic office. Cancellations will not be charged if they are made at least 48 hours before the scheduled appointment.

The clinic is on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.