The NHS Executive Directorate published this Friday a new emergency reorganization plan, which states that from December 3 to 9, 39 sites will operate with restrictions in some specialties.
Emergency restrictions by region:
Northern region
In the emergency orthopedic department of the Hospital Tras os Montes and Alto Douro in Vila Real, on the night of the 4th to the 6th, a number of patients will be sent to the Hospital University of Santo António in Porto.
The Tras os Montes and Alto Douro Hospital Center in Chaves will experience difficulties in pediatric and orthopedic emergency care throughout the week, with patients being diverted to the Santo António Hospital and the Tras os Montes and Alto Douro Hospital Center, Os Montes and Alto Douro.
During this period, the emergency general surgery department at the Mirandela Hospital will be transferred to the Bragança Hospital.
The Braga Hospital will have restrictions on the provision of emergency gynecological/obstetric care on the 4th, 6th, 7th and 9th: pregnant women will be sent to the Centro Hospitalar do Médio Ave, in Vila Nova de Famalicão, as well as to hospitals in Guimarães, Viana do Castelo and Sao Joao. , in Port. This hospital in Braga will close its general surgery emergency department next week, with São João becoming its base medical unit.
In Viana do Castelo, on December 3, the local hospital will face difficulties in pediatrics, sending patients to Braga, and on December 3, 7, 8 and 9, restrictions will apply to general surgery, internal medicine and Via Verde AVC. Patients will be sent to São João and Braga.
At the Alto Minho local health unit in Monsana, from the 3rd there will be restrictions on the provision of basic emergency care: patients will be sent to Ponte de Lima and Viana do Castelo.
The Via Verde AVK in Guimarães will open on the night of December 3 to 9, patients will be sent to Braga.
Centro Hospitalar do Médio Ave, in Vila Nova de Famalicão, will have general surgical conditions (03,05,06,07 and 08), redirection to Sant Joan and internal medicine department (03 during the day, 08 at night and 09 patients ). We are talking about Braga).
At the Santa Maria Mayor Hospital in Barcelos, general surgery will always be limited (indicative hospital – Porto – São João). Pediatric and orthopedic users will travel to Braga every evening next week.
In the local Matosinhos department, general surgery will be limited to 03, 08 and 09, with the reference point being the São João Hospital.
The Póvoa de Varzim/Vila do Conde Hospital Center will also carry out emergency general surgery with restrictions on the 3rd day throughout the day and on the remaining days of the week at night. Patients will be sent to Porto (São João).
Still in the northern region, in Penafiel, at the Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa, during the entire period there will be restrictions in general surgery (users in Santo António, Porto) and pediatrics on some days of the week (patients in São João) .
At the hospital in Vila da Feira (Centro Hospitalar Entre Douro e Vouga), orthopedics will be available at night (patients are treated in Gaia/Espinho), as well as pediatrics (3rd and on the night of 8th to 9th e) and gynecology/obstetrics. (03 and 09 and the night of 08).
central region
In the Central Region, where there are 17 points of the SNS emergency network, the orthopedic department of the Tondela Viseu Hospital will face difficulties every night next week when patients are sent to Coimbra.
Guarda, one of the hospitals with the most affected emergency services, will experience difficulties in the departments of general surgery, internal medicine and Via Verde AVC during the week. On some days there will be restrictions in gynecology/obstetrics and orthopedics, with base hospitals being Viseu, Coimbra and Covilhã.
At the Covoins Hospital in Coimbra, the main emergency service will operate on the 4th and 9th at night, and patients will be sent to the hospital and university center of Coimbra.
In the hospital department of Aveiro, difficulties in gynecology, pediatrics and general surgery have been occurring for several days, patients are being treated in Coimbra, and in Agueda they will be in the basic emergency service. In Figueira da Foz, there will be restrictions on some days for the specialties of general surgery and orthopedics, with patients having to be seen in Coimbra.
In Leiria there will be difficulties with the specialties of gynecology, pediatrics, general surgery, and in Via Verde Coronaria on some days (patients are treated in Coimbra), and in ACES Dao Lafoes – Medical Center of São Pedro do Sul – will be the main emergency service for there will be restrictions on November 4 and 6 during the day and at night on the 7th as patients will have to be treated in Viseu.
Lisbon and Tagus Valley region
In the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region, where there are 17 SNS emergency service points, there will be difficulties in responding to the Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte (orthopedics, 3rd), patients will go to the Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, as well as the Hospital de Loures (gynecology, pediatrics and general surgery, several days a week). In this case, patients should go to the emergency department at Hospital de Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon Oeste Hospital Center, University Hospital Center. Central and Central Hospital University of Lisbon, North Lisbon.
The Caldas da Rainha Hospital ward will experience difficulties on some days in providing care in gynecology/obstetrics, paediatrics, orthopedics, internal medicine and general surgery, with patients having to be seen in Coimbra, Central Lisbon and Torres Vedras, depending on specialties.
In Torres Vedras, difficulties with response occur on the night shift in pediatrics, on the 6th, 8th and on the night of the 7th in orthopedics and on the night of the 8th in internal medicine. Patients are transferred to Caldas da Rainha and the Central Hospital Center of Lisbon.
In Peniche, there will be difficulties with the main emergency service on the night of the 3rd and during the day of the 4th, 6th, 8th and 9th, with patients being sent to Caldas da Rainha and Torres Vedras.
The Abrantes Hospital Unit will have difficulty responding in the Gynecology/Obstetrics department on Sunday and in the General Surgery department on the night of the 5th and all day of the 9th (patients are sent to Santarem or central Lisbon).
In turn, Tomar will have problems in a few days in the main emergency service (Torres Novas and Abrantes patients). Torres Novas will also struggle in basic emergency services on the 8th, as well as pediatrics on the 3rd and 9th. Patients will be treated in Tomar, Abrantes, Santarem and the General Hospital of the University of Lisbon.
In turn, in Santarem there will be restrictions in gynecology (05,06,07,08 and 09), on Via Verde AVC and Via Verde Coronária (03 and on the nights of 04 and 09), as well as in orthopedics (03, 08 and during day 4), patients were observed in Central Lisbon and Abrantes.
In Vila Franca de Xira, on the 7th, 8th and 9th there will be difficulties with gynecology (Referral Hospital Loures and Central Lisbon).
At the Western Lisbon Hospital Center, on some days of the week there will be problems in the emergency departments in gynecology, pediatrics and general surgery: patients will be sent to Central Lisbon, Maternidade Alfredo da Costa, Loures and Cascais.
In Amadora/Sintra, difficulties will arise on some days in the specialties of Gynecology/Obstetrics and Pediatrics, and in García de Orta (Almada) in Gynecology, Pediatrics, General Surgery, Orthopedics and Via Verde AVC on some days of the week. , patients can be seen in Setubal, Barreiro and Central Lisbon.
The department of the Barreiro Hospital will face difficulties on Monday in the specialties of gynecology and pediatrics: patients will have to be received in García de Horta and Central Lisbon.
In Setubal, emergency departments in gynecology/obstetrics, pediatrics, general surgery and orthopedics will be open on some days of the week, with patients being treated in García de Orta, Barreiro and Central Lisbon.
Alentejo region
In Évora, training in pediatrics, general surgery and internal medicine is held several days a week, with users traveling to Central and Northern Lisbon.
Algarve
In the Algarve, where there are six emergency rooms, on some days there will be difficulties in two: Faro (paediatrics and general surgery) and Portimão (paediatrics).
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Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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