“Algarve hospital merger was a failure,” says former hospital boss
Dr. Luís Batalau says the SNS (National Health Service) is being “destroyed” The former boss of Portimão Hospital has written an opinion piece lambasting the current state of the Algarve’s
Protest called over closure of essential services at Portimão Hospital
Portimão’s paediatric and obstetrics A&E departments are closed this month A protest has been called for Friday (August 30) at 11am in front of Portimão Hospital over the closure of
Surgical operations in health service hit record level first half of year
But waiting lists have barely moved… Portugal’s SNS national health service (more habitually in the news for its failings) “broke the record for the number of surgical operations”, during the
Inquiry opens into case of hospital accused of refusing to treat woman suffering miscarriage
Caldas da Rainha hospital refutes version initially given to media An official inquiry has been launched into what exactly happened to the woman suffering a miscarriage outside Caldas da Rainha
Hospital refuses to receive woman suffering miscarriage
Hospital justified refusal on grounds that obstetrics department was closed The now perennial chaos in pediatric/ obstetrics and gynecology emergency cover reached yet another dismal low-point today with a hospital
Azores largest State hospital ‘financially unsustainable’
The Divino Espírito Santo Hospital (HDES) on São Miguel island, in the Azores, recorded a deficit of €14.7 million between 2019 and 2022 and is experiencing a situation of “financial
Preliminary estimate for Azores’ hospital repair: €24.3 million
The preliminary cost estimate for repairing fire damage to Ponta Delgada’s Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo, in the Azores, is €24.3 million, the Azorean Regional Secretary for Health revealed today.
Lisbon hospitals attended 189 different nationalities in A&E in 2023
Brazilians top list, followed by Bangladeshis, Nepalese and Africans The São José Local Health Unit (ULS), which provides specialised healthcare to a geographical area corresponding to 13 parishes in the
Court of Auditors refuses to allow cancer hospital to buy medication
Portugal’s court of Auditors (Tribunal de Contas) has had to refuse permission for Coimbra’s IPO cancer hospital to buy medication, on the basis that the necessary funds are not available.
Central government to pay 85% of costs to restore Azores main hospital
Portugal’s central government has agreed to contribute 85% of the costs of rehabilitating the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital in Ponta Delgada, which was devastated by a fire earlier this month