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The recent dispatch signed by Health and Health Management Secretaries has sparked controversy as it paves the way for establishing a Cardiac Surgery Unit at the Local Health Unit (ULS) of Santo António in Porto. This decision has raised questions regarding healthcare policy and resource allocation in the region.
The Secretary of State for Health has signed an order that supports the establishment of a Surgery Unit at Hospital de Santo António, where she has previously worked and maintains connections. This decision highlights the ongoing relationship between healthcare policy and the officials who influence it.
The Porto region is set to invest €820,000 in the refurbishment of two health centres. The Vale Formoso Health Unit will receive €526,000 for a four-month renovation, while the Foz Health Centre will be upgraded with an investment of €297,000, expected to take 100 days to complete.
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Research from the Porto Faculty of Medicine concludes that starting two key heart failure therapies at the same time does not increase adverse effects and allows for earlier compliance with international recommendations, providing clinical benefits for patients.
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The hospital confirmed to CM that the successive postponements are due to a lack of beds.
The government wants the Santo António Local Health Unit (ULS) to become a reference centre. The hospital's only cardiac surgeon is unable to perform operations.
The board of directors recalls that it has been demonstrating a willingness to create a unit for aortic valve replacement, but does not provide deadlines or specify which model is under consideration.
The board of directors does not provide timelines or specify which model is under review.
The order that opened the door to the creation of the surgical unit at Santo António Hospital was motivated by an email from the Health Directorate and not by a technical opinion.
The government wants the Santo António Local Health Unit (ULS) to become a reference centre. The hospital's only cardiac surgeon is unable to perform operations.
The Secretary of State for Health, Ana Povo, stated today that the Santo António Local Health Unit (ULSSA) in Porto meets the conditions to become an affiliated reference centre for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).
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Regarding the possibility of creating a cardiac surgery centre in the Northern region, the Secretary of State for Health states that the Santo António Health Unit meets the necessary conditions.
Nearly 330 patients died between 2021 and 2025 while on waiting lists for cardiac surgery, according to Secretary of State for Health Ana Povo. The government plans to issue an order to review referral networks to address the issue, particularly in the North, where there is debate over the creation of new reference centres to reduce waiting times and improve access to procedures like TAVI valve implants.
The government official believes that the Santo António Local Health Unit (ULSSA) in Porto meets the necessary conditions.
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In the largest NHS hospitals, only Santo António pays the coordinator of the additional surgery team. With a “clear conscience”, Eurico Castro Alves says he would have earned much more as a surgeon.
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The President of Cape Verde expresses a desire to expand and strengthen collaboration in the healthcare sector with Portugal, as reported by Correio da Manhã Canada.
Castro Alves received over 178,000 euros as coordinator of extra surgeries performed outside normal working hours.
Bárbara Gomes is one of the leading experts in this field in Portugal. She is currently leading a study to establish the first international classification of places of death.
Castro Alves received over 178,000 euros as coordinator of extra surgeries performed outside normal working hours.
