Bruneck Hospital
Krankenhaus Bruneck / Ospedale di Brunico
- 24/7 emergency
- Stages 1, 2, 3
Spitalstraße/Via Ospedale 11, 39031 Bruneck (BZ); emergency department ground floor, wing C
Alta Via 1 · Checked October 2026
Alta Via 1 emergency & health guide: hospitals, mountain rescue and 112
The nearest hospital with a 24/7 emergency service for each of the 11 stages, rescue numbers for South Tyrol and the Veneto, park rules, and pharmacies, ATMs and bus stops along the trail.
In an emergency call 112; it works on any phone. In the Veneto (from Lagazuoi to Belluno) 118 goes straight to the medical emergency and helicopter service. Say which stage you are on, the nearest rifugio and, if you can, your GPS coordinates. If you have no signal, the rifugio staff can raise the alarm.
Rescue numbers
| Number | What it is |
|---|---|
| 112 | European emergency number. In South Tyrol (Braies to Fanes) it is the single emergency centre that sends the ambulance, helicopter and mountain rescue (Bergrettung). |
| 118 | Medical emergencies and helicopter rescue in the Veneto (Lagazuoi to Belluno), working with the Soccorso Alpino (CNSAS). 112 also works there. |
| 116117 | Non-urgent medical help in the province of Belluno (on-call and tourist doctors), free and 24/7 |
The free GeoResQ app from the Italian mountain rescue service (CNSAS) can send your GPS position with an alarm. In the Veneto, a rescue that turns out not to be needed can be charged to you, so carry insurance that covers mountain rescue.
Rules to know
- Lago di Braies, 1 July to 15 September: from 9:00 to 16:00 the road is open only with an online reservation, and buses 442 (from Dobbiaco) and 439 (from Monguelfo) must also be booked online in advance.
- Wild camping is forbidden in the three protected areas on the route: the Fanes-Senes-Braies Nature Park, the Dolomiti d'Ampezzo Nature Park and the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park. Plan to sleep in rifugi.
- No fires and no drones in the parks; keep dogs on a lead.
- The descent to Rifugio 7° Alpini is the Via Ferrata Piero Rossi (cables and ladders). Without ferrata gear and experience, take the easier finish from Pian de Fontana via Rifugio Bianchet and down the Val Vescovà to La Pissa, where buses run to Belluno.
- EU, EEA, Swiss and UK visitors get public health care with an EHIC or GHIC card; everyone else pays in full, so travel insurance is a good idea.
Before each stage, check the mountain weather: ARPAV Dolomiti Meteo for the Veneto and the South Tyrol weather service (Wetter Südtirol) for Braies and Fanes. Afternoon thunderstorms are common in summer.
Nearest hospital for each stage
| # | Stage | Hospital (24/7 emergency) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago di Braies → Rifugio Biella | Bruneck Hospital |
| 2 | Rifugio Biella → Rifugio Fanes | Bruneck Hospital |
| 3 | Rifugio Fanes → Rifugio Lagazuoi | Bruneck Hospital |
| 4 | Rifugio Lagazuoi → Rifugio Nuvolau | Cortina Hospital (First-Aid Point) |
| 5 | Rifugio Nuvolau → Rifugio Città di Fiume | Cortina Hospital (First-Aid Point) |
| 6 | Rifugio Città di Fiume → Rifugio Coldai | Pieve di Cadore Hospital |
| 7 | Rifugio Coldai → Rifugio Vazzoler | Agordo Hospital |
| 8 | Rifugio Vazzoler → Rifugio Carestiato | Agordo Hospital |
| 9 | Rifugio Carestiato → Rifugio Pramperet | Agordo Hospital |
| 10 | Rifugio Pramperet → Rifugio 7° Alpini | Belluno Hospital |
| 11 | Rifugio 7° Alpini → Belluno | Belluno Hospital |
Hospitals
San Candido/Innichen Hospital
Krankenhaus Innichen / Ospedale di San Candido
- 24/7 emergency
- Stages 1
Freisinger Straße/Via Freising 2, 39038 Innichen (BZ)
Cortina Hospital (First-Aid Point)
Ospedale Codivilla Putti – Punto di Primo Intervento (Padiglione Putti)
- 24/7 emergency
- Stages 3, 4, 5
Padiglione Putti, Via Codivilla 1, 32043 Cortina d'Ampezzo (BL)
Pieve di Cadore Hospital
Ospedale di Pieve di Cadore (Ospedale del Cadore 'Giovanni Paolo II')
- 24/7 emergency
- Stages 5, 6
Via Cogonie 30, 32044 Pieve di Cadore (BL)
Agordo Hospital
Ospedale di Agordo
- 24/7 emergency
- Stages 6, 7, 8, 9
Via Fontana 36, 32021 Agordo (BL)
Belluno Hospital
Ospedale San Martino (Ospedale di Belluno)
- 24/7 emergency
- Stages 9, 10, 11
Viale Europa 22, 32100 Belluno (BL)
Clinics and doctors
These clinics treat minor injuries and illness during their opening hours. They are not emergency departments. For non-urgent medical help in the province of Belluno call 116117 (free, 24/7).
Innichen Minor Emergencies Clinic
Ambulatorium für kleine Dringlichkeiten (AKD) Innichen
- Opening hours only
- Stages 1
In der Au/Via Prato 6, 39038 Innichen (BZ), at the community house/care home
Pharmacies, cash and supplies
- Pharmacies: Belluno
- ATMs: Passo Falzarego
- Shops: Bolzano Bellunese, Belluno
- Bus stops: Lago di Braies, Pederü, Passo Falzarego, Passo Giau, Passo Staulanza, Bolzano Bellunese, Belluno
At night and on Sundays a duty pharmacy (farmacia di turno) covers each area. In South Tyrol the rota is on the province's health website; in the province of Belluno, ULSS 1 Dolomiti posts it weekly. Any pharmacy also shows which one is on duty. Shops are rare between Lago di Braies and Belluno: carry snacks and cash, as most rifugi sell food but not all take cards.
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