The Centre of Documentation for the History of Welfare and Health is an ONLUS Association that organises various initiatives aimed to promote, preserve and enhance the historic and scientific heritage of all the institutions in the Florentine and Tuscan area that have worked and work at various levels in the fields of hospital assistance and care.

Set up in July 1998, the Centre's founder members were the University of Florence, the City Council of Florence, the Province of Florence, the Order of Doctors and Dentists of the Province of Florence, the former USL 10 Health Authority and the Careggi and Meyer University Hospital Authorities. The Assembly is now composed of the City Council of Florence, the Central Tuscan USL Health Authorities – which also includes the Health Authorities in the former Vast Area of Pistoia (previously the USL 3), Prato (previously the USL 4) and Empoli (previously the USL 11) - the Careggi and Meyer University Hospital Authorities, the Order of Doctors and Dentists in the Province of Florence and the Tuscan ESTAR.