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A study evaluating the return of the Fafe, Anadia, and Serpa hospital units to the Misericórdias highlights efficiency gains while noting regional challenges, as the government prepares to transfer additional facilities.
The Spanish group Ribera Salud, which manages the Cascais Hospital under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme, is expected to increase investment in Portugal following the sale of its parent company, Vivalto Santé. The French fund Vivalto Partners is selling its stake in the owner of Lusíadas Saúde and Ribera Salud, but this may result in...
The president of the association of hospital administrators criticises the Government's “completely wrong vision” of giving hospitals less money to control accounts.
Getting to know an institution usually produces a curious effect: it reduces certainties, adds context, and teaches respect for the invisible work of those who came before.
There are at least ten hospital administrations leading hospitals and health centres with expired mandates. Some have been waiting for a government decision for a year and a half.
There are still two NHS hospitals without the SONHO IT platform, preventing the entire NHS from operating on the same system. Sinacc is being expanded, but is still in the testing phase.
Trade unions express concern over the potential transfer of hospital management back to the Santa Casa da Misericórdia institutions.
Fifty-two years later, the management of the São João da Madeira Hospital returns to the Santa Casa da Misericórdia. The questions are inevitably raised. Why? And at what price? Opinion by Susana Correia
The transfer of the São João da Madeira Hospital to the local misericórdia was agreed on Tuesday, but three more hospitals — Vila do Conde, Pombal and Seia — are in line to return to their respective charitable institutions, in addition to Santo Tirso. A group of Portuguese influencers travelled at the invitation of the State of Israel and...
The transfer will take effect on November 1st. The Prime Minister guarantees he has no obsession with these agreements, only signing them when they are beneficial to the State and the community.
Lusíadas Saúde is interested in participating in a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for a hospital again, following its experience in Cascais, but the group's president believes the ULS model in coordination with private entities requires a better framework.
Artificial Intelligence tools are already used in hospital management, diagnostics, and patient monitoring. The Portuguese Association of Hospital Administrators advocates for their expansion to all Local Health Units (ULS) and the creation of a national strategy for the implementation of these technological “solutions”.
The hospital requested and the Government dismissed the clinical director one month before the end of her parental leave. The doctor contests the grounds for the decision, but Santa Maria justifies the removal due to a long absence from her duties.
Panama has reached a World Cup final stage for the second time and wants to show progress made in recent years to avoid the three defeats of 2018. The shortcomings exist, but so does the desire to overcome them.
It never appears at the top of the betting odds, yet it always ends up at the top. Croatia is that national team that likes to wear the outsider suit because it always joins the party. In this case, it is Modric's last one.
After alarm bells rang during the March friendlies, the absence of some 'heavyweights' increased the pressure on Tuchel. Regardless of names, the coach has a fuel called conviction. And Kane, of course.
In just over two years ‘in power’, the minority coalition AD government has changed two thirds of state hospital administrations. Of the 26 new presidents, 18 have links to the The post Slowly, slowly, government changes hierarchy in state hospitals appeared first on Portugal Resident.
João Gamelas has resigned as clinical director for the hospital area of ULS Lisboa Ocidental, citing personal reasons while acknowledging that a breakdown in trust and professional relationships influenced his decision. The resignation follows reports of a toxic work environment within the Human Resources department of the ULS, which oversees the São Francisco Xavier, Egas Moniz, and Santa Cruz hospitals, as well as 19 health centres. The Health Regulatory Authority (IGAS) is currently investigating the HR department's operations and hiring practices under director André Coelho Dias.
The doctor leaves following reports of a poor working environment and admits that 'the problem regarding trust and relationships with professionals' influenced the decision. The nursing director also resigned.
Xavier Barreto argues that the Government should opt for more structural measures. In this news bulletin, there is also a focus on the criticisms made by Manuel Monteiro, former leader of the CDS, regarding the Public Prosecutor's Office.
A petition signed by 130 middle managers warns of the operational collapse of the Western Lisbon Local Health Unit
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The former director of the emergency department at Santa Maria Hospital accuses the current Board of Directors of a lack of investment.
Improper payments made to Miguel Alpalhão and other professionals concern additional surgeries performed between 2021 and 2025, a period that includes authorisations granted by the current minister.
The doctor states that the major problem with that emergency department is its inability to transfer admitted patients to hospital wards, compounded by the fact that the hospital is not large enough for the population it serves.
The Council of Ministers approved physician Nélson Pereira to lead the Matosinhos Local Health Unit (ULS). The terms for the boards of Santo António and São João hospitals ended in 2025, and the term for the Porto IPO ended in 2024.
The appointment of a new director at Santa Maria Hospital has resulted in the resignation of six department heads.
The administration decided to end João Gouveia's term before the end of his service commission. Nuno Gaibino has been serving as interim director of the emergency department since April 1st.
The resignations follow the removal of João Gouveia, the hospital's emergency department director.
Intensivist Nuno Gaibino will take on the role of interim director of the central emergency department at Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon on Wednesday, replacing João Gouveia, according to an internal note from the institution accessed by Lusa today.
