The Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa (CHTS) announced this Thursday that the pediatric emergency department at the Padre América Hospital in Penafiel will reopen in December, a situation that will continue until the end of the month, on weekdays from 00:00 to 24 hours. :00.
On other days, the reference hospital will be the Hospital de São João in Porto,
Since October, the various CHTS emergency services have experienced interruptions and restarts due to “recent events in the country and the re-evaluation that doctors are making regarding the continued unpreparedness to complete emergency shifts,” according to the note sent to Lusa. .
Based on the number of visits, the emergency department of the Padre América Hospital is the second largest in the north of the country after the São João Hospital in Porto.
This hospital center, which includes the Penafiel and Amarante departments, serves almost half a million inhabitants of the Tamega e Sousa region, made up of 12 municipalities.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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