Algarve hospital bosses offer to quit over morgue mix-up
Wrong body was cremated after two bodies were misidentified The Algarveâs public hospital bosses have offered to resign from their posts after two bodies were misidentified at Faro Hospitalâs morgue,
Faro hospital without pediatric A&E due to staff absences
Sunday has seen a notice posted on the door of Faro Hospitalâs pediatric department, saying there will be no service available today before 9pm. Any eventual admissions will have to
Faro Hospital on high alert: âI donât know how the paediatric A&E unit is still openâ
Portugalâs General Medical Council (Ordem dos MĂ©dicos) has painted a catastrophic picture of the state of Faro Hospitalâs paediatric A&E unit, with the president of the councilâs South Region going
Algarveâs exhausted A&E nurses warn âwe will make mistakesâŠâ
Exhausted A&E nurses in the Algarve have signed their names to a letter asking to be âexcused from responsibility for what might happen to patientsâ. Addressing the missive to superiors
Rotary donation to Faro Hospital
Rotary Club Estoi Palace International (RCEPI) contacted Faro Hospital to see how they could help them. The hospital has been under huge pressure both physically and financially during the pandemic
Portuguese singer Tony Carreira rushed to Faro Hospital due to suspected heart attack
Portuguese singer Tony Carreira, whose 21-year-old daughter died tragically in a car crash last December, was rushed to Faro Hospital this morning (June 23) after reportedly suffering a heart attack.
Algarve hospitals still need blood after reserves run dangerously low
Algarve hospitals are still in need of blood despite the positive response to a plea made last month by the Portuguese Blood Institute, which warned that blood reserves in hospitals
Faro donates 25 beds to Algarve hospitals for Covid-19 patients
Faro Council has donated 25 beds to the Algarve University Hospital Board (CHUA) in a bid to boost its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The donation was made after the
Interactive paediatric simulator donated to Faro hospital
An interactive paediatric simulator was delivered to the paediatric department of Faro Hospital (CHUA) on June 30. The cost of the simulator was close to âŹ25,000 which was raised by
âWrong bodyâ buried after Faro Hospital mix-up
A terrible mistake at Faro Hospital has led a mourning family from OlhĂŁo to bury the wrong body. The mix-up happened when a 76-year-old woman died at the hospital on