The emergency department at Portalegre Hospital has recorded complicated situations in recent days. On Wednesday afternoon, there were 38 ppeople in an area where there could only be 15. O increase in turnout forced the hospital to change strategy to achieve respond in a timely manner to patients’ needs.
Portalegre Hospital guarantees that all patients are being cared for despite the pressure on the emergency service.
The emergency department at Portalegre Hospital has recorded complicated situations in recent days. On Wednesday afternoon, .
O increase in turnout forced the hospital to change strategy to achieve respond in a timely manner to patients’ needs.
For now, the possibility of activate the contingency plan.Alternatively, the hospital is ddivert patients to other nearby unitsa solution that is not always viable due to the lack of transport.
Even with services under pressure, the clinical director, Vera Escoto, believes that this Winter will be different from previous ones because of the health plan in force in the SNS.
Anticipating an increase in cases of respiratory diseases in the coming weeks, the hospital reinforces the importance of patients call first before traveling to hospitals.
