Samot Ragusa is a non-profit organization operating in Sicily since 1994. It offers home-based palliative care to more than 4,000 patients each year, providing 200,000 health services in Ragusa, Siracusa and Trapany (Sicily, Italy) 24/7 and free of charge. It actively participates in national and international initiatives promoted by scientific organisations (Italian Society of Palliative Care - SICP, European Association for Palliative Care - EAPC, Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, King's College London) and carries out scientific research on palliative care and pain therapy. Samot Ragusa also provides home blood transfusions and home PICC/Midline insertions. It obtained the ISO9001-2015 certificate.