Mario Improta, Italian surgeon at São José, loves Portugal, 'but it's not for the salary'
He is one of 564 foreign health professionals working at ULS São José. He chose Lisbon for its safety and quality of life. He says that here he feels he can grow and gain experience.
São José hospital hands over wrong body of Manuel Luís Goucha's brother‑in‑law
São José Hospital delivered the wrong body for the funeral of Mário Oliveira Nunes, Manuel Luís Goucha's brother‑in‑law. The family realised the error moments before the wake. The hospital says it will open an inquiry into the incident.
Operation Harry Potter dismantles doping network linked to bodybuilding in Lisbon
The investigation uncovered a scheme that used wellness and fitness facilities to supply prohibited substances to bodybuilders, culminating in four arrests in Greater Lisbon.
Woman gives birth to stillborn baby in Lisbon hospital bathroom
A 33-year-old woman gave birth to a stillborn baby in a bathroom at CUF Tejo in Lisbon during the early hours of this morning (January 16), after reportedly not informing The post Woman gives birth to stillborn baby in Lisbon hospital bathroom appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Santa Maria received more than 200 landings in ten months
The heliport recorded 208 landings since March 2025, becoming a “strategic point” for emergency air transport in the Lisbon region. Transport includes patients, doctors and organs.
Santa Maria Hospital heliport exceeded 200 landings in ten months
The heliport has become the 'strategic point' for emergency air transport in the Lisbon region and is the most used among the country's hospital units.
Pregnant woman gives birth at CUF Tejo hospital and attempts to dispose of the newborn in the toilet
A 33-year-old Portuguese woman living in Sintra reportedly did not inform clinical services that she was pregnant, and her partner said he was unaware of the pregnancy.
Dermatology department at Hospital Egas Moniz remains without adequate facilities and with no date set for relocation
PRESS SUMMARY || The announced works have still not progressed and there is no set date for the start of the works.
'Task force' of firefighters made a difference to the lives of 16 people: 'This is what these institutions exist for'
Over the weekend, the Firefighters' League created a task force of pre-positioned ambulances in Lumiar, Lisbon. Commander Luís Martins, of the Camarate fire brigade, explains to CNN Portugal the objectives of this team — which 'was the reserve of reserves'.
Hospital Santa Maria's maternity unit recorded its highest number of births in over a decade in 2025
Almost 2,700 babies were born at Santa Maria over the past year. The institution calls it a 'historic moment'.
Maternity ward at Hospital Santa Maria recorded in 2025 the highest number of births in more than 10 years
In 2025, the maternity ward at Hospital Santa Maria registered its highest annual number of births in over a decade.
Reinforcement ambulances mobilised 16 times over the weekend
All eight reinforcement ambulances from several fire brigades were dispatched by INEM's Urgent Patient Guidance Centre to the city of Lisbon and surrounding areas.
Urgent patients wait eight hours for initial assessment at Amadora-Sintra
Patients classified as non-urgent must wait 11 hours.
More than 420 patients are awaiting initial assessment in hospital emergency departments
According to the SNS portal, the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region had the highest number of patients waiting, with a total of 224.
Hospital emergency departments: More than 420 patients waiting for initial assessment, Amadora and Santa Maria top waiting times
This morning the average waiting time in the country’s hospital emergency departments is around three hours and 16 minutes for patients classified as urgent. At Amadora‑Sintra Hospital the average waiting time is 11 hours, and at Santa Maria it is about six hours.
More than 440 patients wait nearly five hours for first assessment in hospital emergency departments
Lisbon has the largest number of patients waiting, with waiting times reaching nine hours at Amadora-Sintra.
More than 440 patients are awaiting initial assessment in hospital emergency departments
According to the National Health Service (SNS) portal, the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region accounts for the largest number of patients waiting, with a total of 270.
Emergency departments: Over 400 patients awaiting observation, Amadora and Loures have the longest waiting times
Average waiting times are around four hours and 54 minutes for urgent cases and 49 minutes for very urgent cases. Amadora-Sintra Hospital and Beatriz Ângelo in Loures record the longest waits, nine and eight hours respectively.
Resigning Director of Nursing: Lack of support from supervising authority makes managing Amadora‑Sintra 'impossible'
The Director of Nursing at the Amadora‑Sintra Hospital Centre has resigned, saying insufficient backing from health supervisors has rendered it impossible to run the service effectively.
Director of Nursing at Amadora-Sintra resigns and denounces shortage of doctors and 'political abandonment' by the Health Minister
Maria Luísa Ximenez submitted her resignation at the start of the week, saying the 'safe practice of the profession' was not guaranteed and she did not have the support of the health authority. She reports rotas without the necessary specialists, a management post left vacant for two months, and the 'abandonment' by the Ministry of Health in letters sent to hospital managers, the hospital's nurses and the Order of Nurses.
Two emergency departments will be closed on Saturday and three on Sunday
On Sunday, the Gynaecology emergency department at Hospital Vila Franca de Xira is expected to close, along with the emergency departments at Hospital São Bernardo and Hospital Nossa Senhora do Rosário.
Emergency rooms in Portugal closed over the weekend
Home News Emergency rooms in Portugal closed over the weekend Emergency rooms in Portugal closed over the weekend Two Gynaecology and Obstetrics emergency rooms will be closed on Saturday, 10 January, and three on Sunday, 11 January, mostly in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region, according to emer
Hospital-at-home: Garcia de Orta has 24 patients hospitalised at home
Ten years ago, Garcia de Orta Hospital in Almada opened the first hospital-at-home unit. Today there are already 50 Local Health Units offering this service — a way of delivering healthcare to 400 patients receiving inpatient care outside the hospital.
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.