In an unprecedented project in Italy, the automaker partners with the health system to offer advanced tests and artificial intelligence to the local population
Ferrari has opened a state-of-the-art medical diagnostic center in Maranello, Italy, in an unprecedented partnership that unites the supersports car manufacturer, the multinational Philips and the Italian public health system. The project, made possible with the support of the Med-Ex clinic, aims to serve the automaker’s employees and the local community. It is the first time in the country that a corporation external to the health sector collaborates directly with the State to strengthen and relieve the public service network.
Through a three-year agreement with the Modena Health Department, the new structure will absorb significant pent-up demand from the region. The center is expected to perform about 8,300 mammograms annually for residents of the municipalities of Maranello, Formigine and Fiorano. The reports will continue to be under the responsibility of specialists from the state network. The strategy eliminates the need for long commutes of patients to large urban centers, speeding up the early detection of serious diseases.
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In addition to direct clinical care, the complex will operate as an advanced center for epidemiological studies and telemedicine, connected to reference hospitals. The space’s technology park reflects the high standard required by the automaker: it includes whole-body magnetic resonance imaging, spectral computed tomography and bone densitometry. To optimize the results, software based on artificial intelligence was integrated into the machinery, which allows ultra-fast image processing and increases the accuracy of diagnoses.
The operation was structured on a non-profit basis. Ferrari announced that any financial surplus generated by the center will be fully reinvested in the region, financing scholarships and technical training for young health professionals.
At the corporate level, the new unit consolidates the “Formula Benessere” program. The brand’s well-being initiative now offers an excellent support and prevention network for more than 4,000 direct employees and about 1,000 family members, reinforcing the company’s historical bond with its host city.
