Santarem Hospital reopens its Obstetrics and Gynecology Emergency Department

Santarém Hospital reopened its Obstetrics and Gynecology Emergency Department this Wednesday, a major change compared to Tuesday in the seasonal response map of hospital services, according to information published on the SNS portal at 9:00 a.m.

The Nossa Senhora do Rosário Hospital (Barreiro) is the only one in the country to have closed two emergency services (pediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology), while in Medio Tejo, the Dr. Manoel Constançio Hospital (Abrantes) keeps its emergency obstetrics and gynaecology services closed, while in the south of the country, the only registered air conditioning centre is in Portimão, where the emergency obstetrics department has closed.

Although there are no more closures, several conditions remain: departments are classified as mentioned, services are reserved for internal emergencies and cases are referred by the Patient Emergency Centre (CODU) of the National Institute of Emergency Medicine (INEM) or through the SNS. 24.

The Professor Dutor Fernando Fonseca Hospital (Amadora-Sintra) has an Obstetrics and Gynecology Department (00:00/8:00 and 20:00/24:00) and a Pediatrics Department (00:00/8:00 and 20:00/20:00/24:00), while the São Francisco Xavier Hospital (Lisbon West) has an Obstetrics and Gynecology Emergency Department from 00:00/9:00 to 21:00/24:00.

This Wednesday, the Viseu Pediatric Service’s pediatric department is also available from 20:15 to 23:00.

Braga Hospital in the north was sent to the obstetric emergency department between 00:00 and 08:00 this Wednesday.

The emergency obstetric services at Santa Maria Hospital (central Lisbon) and the obstetrics and gynaecology services at Garcia de Orta Hospital (Almada) are available during the day only to receive cases indicated by INEM.

The NHS Executive is urging the public to “always call the Pregnancy SOS line”. [808 24 24 24] before contacting the emergency gynecology service.”