Inmate attacks prison officer at Santa Maria Hospital
Man admitted to hospital reacted violently when he learned he would be discharged and returned to the prison in Sintra.
Legionella closes PSP station at Marquês de Pombal Metro
The bacterium was detected at the end of December in a women’s changing room. The National Directorate says operational capacity will be maintained.
Inside the heart of INEM: this is how medical emergencies are handled
CNN Portugal spent time inside CODU, INEM’s medical call centre in Lisbon and found a centre under sustained pressure where high call volumes demand rapid, accurate triage and careful deployment of ambulances and other rescue resources. The report examines how operators prioritise calls, the protocols guiding decision-making, and the operational strain of matching limited resources to urgent needs.
Ambulance purchase will "allow INEM to increase its response capacity"
PSD MP Miguel Guimarães welcomed the announcement to purchase 245 ambulances, saying it will allow INEM to increase its response capacity across multiple locations, notably Greater Lisbon and Setúbal. Analytically, the investment should improve coverage and potentially reduce response times in high-demand areas, but its effectiveness will depend on deployment strategy, crew availability and integration with existing emergency services. Close monitoring of allocation and operational metrics will be required to ensure the intended gains in emergency healthcare delivery are realised.
Power cuts this weekend to affect Algarve and Greater Lisbon
Parts of the Algarve and Greater Lisbon will face temporary power cuts this Sunday, January 11, due to scheduled maintenance work on the electricity grid, E-REDES has confirmed. The electricity The post Power cuts this weekend to affect Algarve and Greater Lisbon appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Pregnant woman complains about lack of neonatal beds in Évora
Thirty weeks pregnant and diagnosed as high-risk for pre-eclampsia, she had to be hospitalised in Lisbon.
A&E waiting times between three and more than 10 hours in hospitals across the country
The longest average waiting times for urgent patients ranged, at 08:30 this morning, from more than 10 hours at Hospital Beatriz Ângelo in Loures to almost three hours at Hospital São João in Porto, according to official data.
INEM says there were "no out-of-the-ordinary constraints" at Christmas despite the stoppage of six Emergency Medical and Resuscitation Vehicles (VMER)
INEM said today that “no out-of-the-ordinary constraints occurred” at Christmas despite the temporary stoppage, at times, of six Emergency Medical and Resuscitation Vehicles (VMER) in the Lisbon, Tagus Valley and Alentejo regions.
Four Gynaecology and Obstetrics emergency departments are closed
Four gynaecology and obstetrics emergency departments have been closed. In Amadora‑Sintra only the gynaecology emergency department is shut; meanwhile the general emergency at Hospital Fernando Fonseca (Amadora‑Sintra) reported a three‑hour wait for patients classed as very urgent as of 20:00, according to the SNS Portal. Santa Maria recorded a two‑and‑a‑half‑hour wait for very urgent cases, and Hospital de Loures topped the waiting‑time list with around three‑hour waits for urgent patients.
Urgent patients wait almost 13 hours at Amadora-Sintra
At Hospital de Santa Maria in Lisbon, the wait for patients classified as urgent this morning was 5 hours 59 minutes, while in Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto district) the wait was 4 hours 36 minutes.
Legion of Good Will offers Christmas dinners in Lisbon and Porto
Tonight, in Lisbon and Porto, volunteers from the Legion of Good Will are delivering Christmas dinners to the homeless.
Joaquim Monchique had undergone heart surgery four months ago
The 57-year-old actor suffered a stroke in Bragança on Saturday but is already being cared for in Lisbon.
Amadora-Sintra proposes centre to strengthen emergency services
The proposal aims to “enhance access and significantly improve the response capacity” of the “largest emergency service” in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, which handles around 450 cases per day.
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