Several urgencies of obstetrics, gynecology and pediatrics will be closed or conditioned over the weekend, especially in the region of Lisbon and Tagus Valley, due to the lack of medical experts to ensure scales.
Six urgencies will be closed on Saturday and seven on Sunday, most of the obstetrics and gynecology specialties in the Lisbon region and Tagus Valley, according to Portal do .
According to the SNS emergency scales, consulted by the agency at 12:15, The closing of the Gynecology and Obstetrics of Garcia de Orta Hospital, in Almada, Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Barreiro, Vila Franca de Xira Hospital) and Santo André Hospital, in Leiria, is planned.
However, at 14:00 The information was updated and the Obstetrics and Gynecology emergency service of the Braga Hospital will work in full Saturday. On Sunday, it will be conditioned, between 08:00 and 20:00, receiving only cases of internal or referenced urgency by INEM or the SNS 24 line.
Constraints are mainly due to the lack of medical experts
It is also foreseen the closure during the weekend of pediatric urgencies at the Beatriz Ângelo Hospital, in Loures, and the Vila Franca de Xira Hospital, According to information updated by local health units.
The pediatric urgency of Amadora-Sintra Hospital will be referenced in both days, between 00:00 and 08:00 and between 20:00 and midnightreceiving only cases of internal or referenced urgency by INEM or the SNS 24 line.
The embarrassment of emergency services is due mainly to the lack of medical experts to ensure the scales, A situation that is more frequent in vacation periods, such as summer, and long weekends.
Health authorities appeal to the population so that, before moving to an urgencycontact the SNS24 line (808 24 24 24) to receive proper guidance.
