In a tense hearing with PS and Chega, Álvaro Almeida argued that the diversion of funds from INEM limited the institute's “intervention” and advocated for the closure of Obstetrics emergency services.
SNS Executive Director says INEM is better
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Context & Explainers
The National Institute of Medical Emergency (Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica), known as INEM, coordinates Portugal’s pre-hospital emergency care, ambulance dispatch and medical response to 112 calls. It matters to expats because INEM is responsible for ambulance response times and on-scene care — incidents like the reported three-hour wait in Seixal can trigger investigations, affect public confidence and influence how quickly you can expect help in an emergency.
AI Summary AvailableLoures to take urgent obstetrics cases from Vila FrancaRead the synthesized summary with context and explainers
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Other news coverage of this topic
- Loures Hospital to receive urgent obstetrics and gynaecology cases from Vila Franca de Xira10:01pm, 5 Mar 2026 • CNN Portugal
- SNS Executive Director says INEM "is not as bad as they want to make it seem"9:32pm, 5 Mar 2026 • CNN Portugal
- More complex emergencies will go to Loures and the "simpler" ones to Vila Franca de Xira8:00pm, 5 Mar 2026 • Público
