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.
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.
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.
Egas Moniz dermatology department lacking 'safety, health and hygiene' conditions still has no date for relocation
An October 2024 report had already argued that the service should be 'relocated as a matter of urgency', but building work has not yet progressed.
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.
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.
More than 420 patients are awaiting initial assessment in hospital emergency departments
Among the units with the longest waiting times, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando da Fonseca - Amadora-Sintra continues to be the one with the most patients waiting.
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.
Man causes gas leak to try to kill his bedridden mother in Torres Vedras
The suspect ultimately surrendered to the authorities and was arrested.
Amadora-Sintra: Emergency waiting times fall but an urgent patient still faces a "three-hour wait"
The flu epidemic continues, but improvements in waiting times are already being felt in the country’s emergency departments. Outside Amadora-Sintra, CNN Portugal journalist Bruno Borges reports the situation is “much calmer”, although patients are still waiting longer than recommended.
Man causes gas leak in attempt to kill his bedridden mother in Torres Vedras
The suspect eventually turned himself in to the authorities and was arrested.
Portuguese Medical Association calls for prioritising replacement of Amadora-Sintra management
The association warns that the institution's leadership is weakened, jeopardising healthcare.
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.