The crisis in the SUS has dominated the news for many years, butIn this article we do not talk about waiting lists, hours in the emergency room, or street births. We are talking about the bracelets that are given to users upon admission to hospital emergencies. Does Vila Franca de Xira hospital no longer have an entry date and time? SIC Verifies.
The allegation has gained strength on social media in recent days: users who go to the emergency room at Vila Franca de Xira hospital no longer have the date and time of entry into the service.
In a Facebook post, a user even talks about a bracelet “fraud”: “Most infamously, what reveals the moral baseness of this administration, is the disappearance of entry times on wristbands. What sly maneuver is this? Are they trying to erase the evidence of their negligence?” he writes.
Bracelets no longer have entry date and time?
Simthis information is no longer included on the bracelets that are given to users upon arrival at the emergency room of that hospital unit.
In a response sent to SIC Verifica, the hospital confirms that “The bracelets in the Vila Franca de Xira Hospital Emergency Department do not currently display the entry recorda situation that we hope to resolve as soon as possible.”
The Local Health Unit (ULS) Tagus Estuary justifies what happened with “temporary IT constraints” and ensures that “the record containing the date and time of entry appears on the admission password to the Emergency Roomwhich accompanies the user throughout the entire period of care”.
The hospital also reiterates that it “ensures complete transparency with regard to waiting times and service (…), the data of which can be consulted, at any time, on the SUS Portal”.
SIC Verifies that it is…
It is true that ULS Esttuário do Tejo hospital emergency bracelets no longer have the date and time of entry. However, this information is made available in the admission password that accompanies the user during the service.
