The decision resulted from the impossibility of implementing the plan to reduce the number of patients admitted to the emergency department at Hospital Fernando Fonseca.
Luís Duarte Costa has resigned from the management of the Amadora-Sintra emergency department
Tuesday, 14 April 2026RSS

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Luís Duarte Costa is a medical doctor who serves as the president of the Portuguese Society of Internal Medicine (Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Interna). He recently resigned from his position as director of the General Emergency Service at the Amadora-Sintra Local Health Unit due to disagreements over hospital management and patient care policies.
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