Portimão hospital A&E chief on extended ‘sick leave’, but gives private consultations
Director of Portimão’s ‘urgências’ “has been on medical leave for several months” A new television exposé has revealed that the director of Portimão Hospital’s ‘urgências’ (A&E) department has been on
Non-urgent surgeries postponed at Algarve hospitals
Surgeries were postponed in Algarve to avoid overcrowding and free up beds during period of heightened pressure on A&E services Around 20 non-urgent surgeries have been postponed this week at
Algarve, wake up!
In 2013, the decision to merge the administration of the Algarve’s public hospitals was presented as a way of attracting more health professionals to the region and facilitating patients’ access
Body of elderly woman cremated by mistake after mix-up in Portimão
Elderly woman’s body cremated by mistake after mix-up with identification bracelets in Portimão A 92-year-old woman who died on August 20 and had expressed her wishes to not be cremated
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
Body left out for two days at Portimão Hospital morgue
There were no available refrigerators, the hospital justified The body of an 80-year-old man was reportedly left decomposing on a stretcher for two days at the morgue of Portimão Hospital.
10 doctors reinforce Portimão Hospital’s pediatric service
Service reopens today after last week’s closure and confusion Following the confusion over last week’s ‘evacuation’ of maternity and pediatric services from Portimão Hospital, ‘normal service’ has been resumed –
Health service executive announces reopening of pediatric/ maternity services in Portimão Hospital
Sudden closure yesterday ‘had always been planned’, says statement Yesterday’s shock announcement that maternity and pediatric services at Portimão were closing until further notice saw an urgent meeting between the
Astonishment as Portimão Hospital closes maternity, pediatric emergency and inpatient, neonatology services
Children and mothers transferred to Faro; no dates given for re-opening There has been absolute astonishment today with the news that Portimão Hospital has closed its maternity, pediatric emergency and
Parents of baby boy who died in Portimão hospital claim ‘unforgivable injustice’
“We are determined to uncover the truth” The British parents of the baby boy who died recently in Portimão Hospital after hours of delay in transferring him to specialised care