Hospital Particular do Algarve took over the physical rehabilitation clinic at the sports complex in Vila Real de Santo António on October 25.
The clinic has been situated in the sports complex since 2008 following an agreement between the VRSA municipality and the Republic of Cuba, aiming to support top athletes training in the centre by aiding their physical rehabilitation and helping maximise sporting performance.
Under the management of the HPA Group, the clinic will be opening to the general public from early 2014.It will continue medical support for all the sports activities that take place in the sports complex, but additional medical specialties will be available including complementary diagnostic facilities such as analysis, x-ray and ultrasound. There will also be a three-bed observation room.
The new clinic will be a “mirror image” of all other clinics run by the HPA Group, with a GP permanently on duty supported by other medical specialties and a 24-hour private ambulance service.
The clinic will boast a 4,000sqm area and is set to include an operating theatre at a later stage.
Dr João Bacalhau, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Group, said: “It has always been our philosophy to bring our medical facilities and expertise to the patient and not make the patient travel for miles seeking medical care. Our patients living in the Eastern Algarve and South of Spain can now benefit from patient centred quality medical technology and care close to home.”
