Latest news and stories about hospital delays in Portugal for expats and residents.
At S. João Hospital, there are long delays for clinical tests.
Ambulances are being held up, particularly in the Lisbon area, preventing them from responding to other emergencies. Patients with social care needs are complicating the management of hospital admissions: “The government could have done more,” say hospital managers.
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.
