The National Health Service Portal confirms that the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region is the most affected. On the southern bank of the Tagus, the urgencies of Almada Obstetrics and Gynecology are closed. In Barreiro, the urgency of obstetrics is closed. In Vila Franca de Xira, there are three services affected, including pediatrics.
Five hospital emergency services of gynecology/obstetrics and two pediatrics are closed on Sunday, most in Lisbon and Tagus Valley,.
According to the urgent scales of the National Health Service, the emergency of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Garcia de Orta Hospital in Almadain the district of Setúbal, Vila Franca de Xira Hospital (Lisbon), District Hospital of Caldas da Rainha (Leiria) and Santo André Hospital in Leiria.
The urgency of theBSTETRICIA OF THE HOSPITAL OUR LADY OF ROSARY, IN BARREIRO (SETÚBAL).
The urgency of Obstetrics of the Braga Hospital will be referenced, between 08.00 and 24:00, receiving Only cases of internal or referenced urgency by INEM or the SNS 24 linewhile the Obstetrics and Gynecology urgency at Hospital de São Bernardoin Setúbal, between 00.00 and 24:00, It receives only cases of internal or referenced urgency by INEM.
In Loures, the pediatric service is also closed
According to information from the SNS Portal, updated by hospitals, will also be closed over the weekend Pediatrics of Vila Franca de Xira Hospital and Beatriz Ângelo Hospital in Loures, both in the Lisbon district.
The pediatric urgency of Amadora-Sintra Hospital (Lisbon) was referenced this Sunday between 00:00 and 08:00, being between 20:00 and midnighttime when it receives only cases of internal or referenced urgency by INEM or the SNS 24 line.
The scales made available on the SNS portal, consulted by Lusa at 08:30, also indicate that about 130 emergency services will be open across the country during the DIAN to be more than 30 that will be operating, but within the pilot project, which implies a prior contact of users with the NHS 24.
The embarrassment of emergency services is mainly due to the lack of medical experts to ensure the scales, a situation that is more frequent in vacation periods, such as summer and end of the year, and prolonged weekends.
