Algarve: New central hospital to be operational in 2031

Ambulances held up at Faro Emergency Department due to shortage of doctors and rise in patient numbers

Vila Real de Santo António health centre expansion begins

Construction work has started on the €2.7 million expansion and renovation of the health centre in the eastern Algarve border town of Vila Real de Santo António. According to the The post Vila Real de Santo António health centre expansion begins appeared first on Portugal Resident.

NUMAPLUS: A New Healthcare Model for a Safer Algarve

Home Health NUMAPLUS: A New Healthcare Model for a Safer Algarve NUMAPLUS: A New Healthcare Model for a Safer Algarve At a time when medical emergencies, particularly those related to cardiovascular disease, remain one of the leading causes of death, rapid response can make the difference between

INEM: Gulf Med helicopters reach one thousand flight hours across 639 missions

Gulf Med helicopters, in service for the INEM since July 2025, reached one thousand flight hours today as part of the Medical Emergency Helicopter Service. The milestone occurred during the 639th mission, carried out by the aircraft based in Loulé. In a statement, Gulf Med Aviation Services noted that the thousandth hour was reached at 10:20 during a mission transporting a 49-year-old patient from Alcoutim to Faro Hospital. Since July 1, 2025, the four Airbus H145 helicopters have completed 639 missions and transported 387 patients. CEO Simon J. Camilleri highlighted the commitment of the teams and the use of modern, purpose-built aircraft.

CUF gets green light to buy HPA – but it must build new hospital in Algarve

Portugal’s Competition Authority (AdC) has approved private healthcare provider CUF’s acquisition of a 75% stake in the Hospital Particular do Algarve (HPA) private health group under the condition that CUF The post CUF gets green light to buy HPA – but it must build new hospital in Algarve appeared first on Portugal Resident.

Competition Authority approves CUF's purchase of Hospital Particular do Algarve with remedies; CUF must build a new hospital

The Competition Authority (AdC) approved, subject to remedies, the purchase of a 75% majority stake in Hospital Particular do Algarve (HPA) by CUF. The initial agreement between the José de Mello Capital group and the largest hospital network in the Algarve, Alentejo and Madeira will need to be adjusted, namely to include the construction of a ...

Central Algarve Hospital to open by 2031. University to create 'health campus'

The Central Algarve Hospital is expected to open within four to five years, nearly two decades after the date promised when the foundation stone was laid during José Sócrates's first government. The date follows the signing of the strategic agreement for the new health infrastructure this Monday, between the ...

PPP to build the new Algarve hospital goes ahead, but clinical management remains with the SNS

A public–private partnership to construct the new hospital in the Algarve has been approved, while clinical services and management will continue to be run by the SNS (Portugal’s National Health Service).

“State-of-the-art” Algarve Central Hospital moves forward under PPP regime

Health Minister Ana Paula Martins has hailed what she called a “historic decision” for the Algarve after the government formally approved the long-delayed construction of the Algarve Central Hospital, a The post “State-of-the-art” Algarve Central Hospital moves forward under PPP regime appeared first on Portugal Resident.

Minister welcomes construction of Algarve Central Hospital after 20 years

The government approved construction of the new hospital at the start of the year; its foundation stone was laid in 2008. It is expected to become operational in 2031.

New Algarve Hospital to be built and managed under a PPP

Approval to launch the public-private partnership (PPP) for the new Central Algarve Hospital was published on Monday in the Diário da República. The hospital, which will serve the population from Parque das Cidades, on the territory of Faro and Loulé, will be constructed and operated under a public-private partnership. Order 818/2026 “approves the ...”