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Vittorio Sgarbi moves out of intensive care as breathing improves
Italian art critic Vittorio Sgarbi has left intensive care and moved to a step-down unit at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
He had been in hospital for nearly a month after a severe respiratory crisis.
Doctors say his breathing function has improved, but he still has a tracheostomy, a tube that helps him breathe.
Respiratory rehabilitation is due to begin in the coming days.
The move is a relief for his family, including his daughter Evelina, who described being deeply shaken by his condition.
Sgarbi also faced serious health problems in spring 2025, when a severe depressive crisis led to significant weight loss and refusal to eat.
Vittorio Sgarbi has left intensive care and been moved to a sub-intensive care unit as his breathing improves.
He has been in hospital for nearly a month after a severe respiratory crisis.
Doctors reported improved respiratory function but said his tracheostomy remains in place.
Respiratory rehabilitation is expected to begin in the coming days at Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic.
- Who
- Vittorio Sgarbi, an art critic.
- What
- He was moved from intensive care to a sub-intensive care unit as his respiratory function improved.
- When
- The report was published on 27 October 2026; the transfer date was not stated.
- Where
- The Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome.
- Why
- He was hospitalized after a severe respiratory crisis. Doctors said his respiratory function had improved.
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Sgarbi was hospitalized after a severe respiratory crisis.
The report said Sgarbi had left intensive care and been transferred to a sub-intensive care unit.
Respiratory rehabilitation is expected to begin at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome.
- Hospital stay
- Nearly a month
- Transfer
- Intensive care to sub-intensive care
- Respiratory condition
- Doctors reported improved respiratory function
- Tracheostomy
- Remains in place
- Rehabilitation
- Expected to begin in the coming days at Gemelli Polyclinic, Rome
What people are saying
improvement in respiratory function
the tracheostomy remains in place
respiratory rehabilitation will begin
I found him in a state of extreme suffering, which devastated my mind and will remain forever etched in my heart