Protestors gather outside Portimão Hospital…again
New call for more investment in SNS health service Around 100 people gathered in front of Portimão Hospital on Saturday in protest against the deteriorating public health services in the
Doctors “especially worried” about A&E crisis in Algarve
Reinforcements needed to meet summer demand Doctors are calling for urgent reinforcements in the Algarve as Portugal’s national health service (SNS) crisis continues to deepen and particularly affect pregnant women,
Portimão Hospital joins others failing to provide emergency cover for pregnant women
Obstetric/ gynacological A&E closes at 9pm today and stays shut till next Monday Portimão Hospital has joined others up and down the country in failing to provide emergency cover for
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
Safety from Covid-19 at A&E department in Portimão
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Portimão Council delivers six “high-end” ventilators to local hospital
Portimão Council has delivered six “high-end” Dräger V600 ventilators to the local public hospital, described as the first of their kind in Portugal. Recently, the council had also delivered a
Portimão to invest €350,000 in new ventilators after powerboat event is postponed
Around €350,000 that was due to be invested in a powerboat sports event in Portimão will instead be used to purchase new ventilators to help patients affected by the coronavirus
Hospital protest scheduled for this Saturday in Portimão
A citizens’ protest will be held outside Portimão Hospital on Thursday, February 15 at 3.30pm to call for solutions to the “degradation of the National Health Service (SNS)”. The demonstration
Algarve’s hospitals and health centres welcome 136 training doctors
The Algarve’s public health services will be receiving some much-needed help this year following the announcement that 136 medical interns – 90 GPs and 46 specialists – have chosen the
Psychiatric patient hits doctor over head, “possibly due to long wait” in A&E
A 41-year-old psychiatric patient was arrested on Saturday after losing her temper with a woman doctor at Portimão Hospital and hitting her over the head. Say reports, it’s unclear what