Seven emergency services are constrained or closed in the Lisbon region, but there are more throughout the country. Find out what they are here
At least five hospitals in the Lisbon region will experience constraints in emergency services throughout this weekend, according to the map provided by the National Health Service. At 5pm this Saturday, these were the affected services:
CLOSED
Chaves Hospital Unit (Chaves)
- Pediatric Emergency
Santo André Hospital (Leiria)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Emergency
São Bernardo Hospital (Setúbal)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Emergency
São Francisco Xavier Hospital (Lisbon)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Emergency
Hospital Beatriz Úngelo (Loures)
- Pediatric Emergency
Santa Maria Hospital (Lisbon)
- Obstetrics Emergency
Nossa Senhora do Rosário Hospital (Barreiro-Montijo)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Emergency and Pediatric Emergency
Vila Franca de Xira Hospital (Vila Franca de Xira)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Emergency
REFERENCED
(reserved for internal emergencies and cases referred by CODU/INEM and Linha Saúde 24)
Complementary Pediatric Care Service Viseu (Viseu)
- Pediatric Emergency
Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca (Amadora-Sintra)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Emergency
- Pediatric Emergency (only open between 8am and 8pm)
You can monitor the status of emergency services hour by hour using the National Health Service map, which can be consulted HERE. Even so, the SNS’s appeal is, before going to the emergency room, to contact the Saúde 24 line (808 242 424).
