The emergency obstetrics and gynecology department at Barreiro Hospital is closed until Thursday.

According to the local health department, the emergency obstetrics and gynecology department at Barreiro Hospital, which was scheduled to reopen this Monday, will be closed until 8 a.m. Thursday.

The local health department of Arco Ribeirinho (ULSAR), which is part of the Barreiro/Montijo hospital and whose area of ​​influence includes the municipalities of Alcochete, Barreiro, Moita and Montijo and a total of 236 thousand users, announced on its Facebook site that the Emergency Obstetrics Unit -Gynecological care will be closed until Thursday without further explanation.

Following a decision by the NHS Executive Directorate, the obstetrics and gynecology emergency department closed at 8am on March 4 and is due to reopen this Monday from 8am.

In the notice, ULSAR advises pregnant women to call SNS 24 (808242424) before traveling to the hospital or call 112 in emergency situations.

The same thing already happened in February.

Lusa asked ULSAR about the reasons that led to the extension of the closure, but has yet to receive a response.

At the beginning of the year, the Executive Council announced the work plan for these services, determining that in the Setúbal Peninsula, the maternity ward of the local health unit (ULS) Almada Seixal (García de Orta Hospital) would close at the beginning of the year. at the end of the week (Saturday and Sunday), while the maternity wards of ULS Arco Ribeirinho (Hospital Barreiro Montijo) and ULS Arrábid (Hospital Center of Setúbal) maintain a temporary and rotating suspension of admissions.

In accordance with the scale established by the plan, the maternity ward of the local health center of Arrábida (Setúbal) will be closed this week and will only reopen on March 18th.

At the local health unit (ULS) of Almada Seixal (Hospital García de Orta), the service is open and closed only on weekends.