Ospedale PG 201 Bergamo

Bergamo is a commune in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, about 25 miles (40 km) north east of Milan.

The hospital at Bergamo came under the territorial jurisdiction of Milan. The prisoner of war hospital was in operation from July 1942. It  had a capacity for 40 officers and 460 troops. International prisoners at 31st December 1942: 23 officers and 441 troops. At 31st March 1943: 6  offices and 43 troops.

More information here, pages 224 to 227: https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Pris-_N84741.html#name-034798-mention

Sources seem to contradict the type of establishment for this hospital –  “an old people’s home” and ” an almshouse”.  Both are described as “a large modern building” which suggests that they are referring to the same place.

Note:
Ospedale PG (prigionieri di guerra) translates to “hospital for prisoners of war”.

According to Italian camp lists, all prisoner of war camps and hospitals were allocated an “agreed camp number”. The hospitals were not camps in the normal sense of the word. Some were civilian hospitals which were instructed to adapt a sector of the hospital for prisoners of war. These instructions, issued by the Royal Army General Staff, Prisoner of War Office, were part of the general criteria for the organisation of all hospitals for prisoners of war in Italy. Hospital facilities throughout Italy were also known to be located in other establishments such as a monastery, convent, school and almshouse.