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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 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.
Project starts in the paediatrics department.
Not all headaches are the same. A neurologist for over 30 years, Isabel Pavão Martins deals with the most severe and debilitating ones: those that change the lives of those who experience them.
The initiative comes in a context where Portugal continues to have above-average rates regarding HIV and hepatitis. More than 50 pharmacies in Lisbon will provide free and rapid screenings.
Starting Tuesday, Egas Moniz Hospital in Lisbon is conducting free voice screenings, an initiative running until Friday to mark World Voice Day, celebrated on April 16th under the theme 'Caring for the Voice'.
The counters are expected to be available in the municipality's four parishes: Alcabideche, São Domingos de Rana, Cascais e Estoril, and Carcavelos e Parede.
Mother and baby are in good health and were transported to Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon.
Considered the most neglected global disease by The Lancet journal, sickle cell disease primarily affects people of African descent and is on the rise in Portugal. It is not rare, has no cure, but is treatable.
Statements from the key figures at the event organised by Servier to discuss the importance of treatment adherence, which featured Expresso as a media partner.
The birth took place at the doors of Santa Maria Hospital, around 6:00 am.
The birth took place at the doors of Santa Maria Hospital, around 6:00 am.
The new permanent unit, located on Avenida da República, will allow for the screening of approximately 100 women per day, strengthening the response capacity of the screening programme in the region.
New fixed unit, located on Avenida da República, will allow for the screening of approximately 100 women per day.
The local authority justifies the decision due to the “growing demand for support for veterinary medical procedures.”
Among the victims are three children and two adults, one suffering burn injuries.
The victim was taken to Hospital de São José in Lisbon in a 'serious condition'.
An explosion at a barbecue in Amadora was caused by a gas leak. It did not lead to a fire but left two people injured, who were taken to Amadora-Sintra Hospital.
André Graça, director of the Neonatology Service at ULSSM, says that 'the new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit increases the responsiveness and capacity to welcome the babies' families.'
The injured are being treated. The severity of their injuries is not yet known.
The victim had multiple injuries and was later taken to the Fernando Fonseca Hospital.
The victim was in serious condition and had to be taken to Amadora‑Sintra Hospital.
Affected residents have since been rehoused by the local authority.
The victim was taken to Hospital de São José in Lisbon.
Rehousing for those displaced was provided by the Cascais Municipal Council.
Reported one hour ago: five people were injured when a fire broke out in a building in Cascais.
The alert was raised at 7:35pm and by around 8:50pm the fire was already in the damping-down phase.
The alert was raised at 19:35 and by around 20:50 the fire was already in the smouldering stage.
