Scheduled surgeries will remain undone so that the beds that would be occupied for patients leaving the block to be free for patients of u servicesrgency.
Many hospitals in the country will stop scheduled activity in contingency against the flu. Meanwhile, waiting times in emergencies at national public units are increasing day by day. This Friday, in some hospitals, the average waiting time for observation is more than 20 hours.
The warning is from . Until at least Sunday, many hospitals in the country will stop the scheduled activity in contingency against the flu.
Scheduled surgeries will remain undone so that the beds that would be occupied for patients leaving the block to be free for emergency room patients.
Penafiel, Leiria, Tâmega and Sousa or São João, in Porto, They have already moved forward with the postponements.
Meanwhile, the waiting time in emergencies of national public units it is increasing day by day.
Waiting times across the country
In some hospitals, the average waiting time, under observation, it is more than 20 hours.
Between 10:30 and 11:00 this Friday most of Greater Lisbon hospitals there were waits above double digits.
No St. Mary’s Hospital this time was around 4pm, in San José almost 12 hours were expected, at S. Francisco Xavier it was necessary to wait almost 18 hours; at Beatriz Ângelo, in Loures, the wait was identical.
No Vila Franca de Xira Hospital, the average waiting time for observation was more than 11 hours.
No Amadora-Sintrathis period was longer than the nine o’clock e no Garcia de Ortain Almada, users had to wait 11 hours and 40 minutes.
O HS. Bernardo hospitalin Setúbal, was one of the longest, with more than 20 hours waiting.
No do barrier, the average time was higher than that of 12 hours.
In Alentejo, the HEspírito Santo Hospitalin Évora, recorded 22 hours and 38 minutes.
Em Faroin the Algarve, this time dropped to 1 pm.
In the center of the country, the hospitals at the University of Coimbrawith almost 16 hours of waiting, and the Leiriawhere they waited more than 20 hours.
In the North, the St. Johnin Porto, recorded an average observation waiting time of around nine hours and, in Saint Anthonyarrived at 11 hours.
Health authorities appeal to users so that, before going to the hospital emergency room, contact SNS 24 to avoid unnecessary travel to emergencies.
