Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale Messina

Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale Messina, also known as ASP Messina or ASP di Messina, is the provincial public health authority responsible for delivering healthcare services to the residents of the Messina province in Sicily, Italy. As part of the Italian National Health Service, it provides hospital care, outpatient services, and public health prevention programs to the local population. The organisation operates under the regional health legislation of Sicily and is overseen by the Sicilian Regional Health Department. Its activities are funded through public health budgets and aim to ensure access to medical treatment and health promotion for the community. ASP Messina’s mandate includes managing health facilities and coordinating preventive initiatives within its territory.

The organisation's headquarters are located in the city of Messina, Italy, from where it directs its operations across the province. In April 2022, ASP Messina was hit by a cyberattack that targeted its IT systems, disrupting both internal operations and public-facing services. Technical teams launched immediate recovery efforts, noting that full restoration was expected to take several days. The authority issued a public apology for any inconvenience caused and pledged to inform citizens once normal service was restored. No explicit details about the organisation's size, workforce, or ownership structure are provided in the available sources.