The pediatric emergency department at the Hospital de Chaves will close on Thursday, Sunday and October 26, and care will be provided at the Vila Real emergency department, the hospital center said Wednesday.
The Hospital Center of Trás os Montes and Alto Douro (CHTMAD) published this Wednesday a statement addressed to the population in the area of influence of the Chávez Hospital, explaining that in these days of emergency care is provided to pediatric users. Department of the Vila Real Hospital.
The area of influence of this hospital, which is approximately 70 kilometers from Vila Real, corresponds to the municipalities of Boticas, Chaves, Montalegre and Valpasos.
Difficulties in filling staffing levels with human resources are again cited as the reason for the closure.
The hospital center said that the pediatric emergency department at Hospital de Chaves will close from 8:00 am on Thursday to 8:00 am on Friday, and then from 8:00 pm on Sunday to 8:00 am on Monday.
It will also be closed from 8am on October 26th until 8am on October 27th.
The hospital center added in a statement published on the social network Facebook that if Line SNS 24 confirms the need to go to the pediatric emergency department, users should go to the emergency department of the Vila Real hospital department in CHTMAD. , which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
In urgent and/or emergency situations, CHTMAD advises calling 112 and waiting for instructions from the operator.
This service has undergone changes several times since Easter, and back in October it was closed for the entire first week, and most recently from 8pm Sunday to 8am Monday.
In early October, the president of the Chamber of Chavis, the socialist Nuno Vaz, was very concerned about the closure of this service and demanded “stable solutions” from the government for the future.
“I see signs of concern. The first sign is that this situation is increasing, that is, periods of unavailability of pediatric emergency care are increasing from two days to seven or more. And my question is – what will happen in the future? “What solutions are being developed to deal with similar situations were not repeated regularly,” the mayor said on October 2.
Meanwhile, the online petition “Against the closure of pediatrics at the Chavez Hospital” has already collected 4,367 signatures, while the unnamed author of the petition considers “it is unacceptable to drive more than 100 kilometers along a toll highway to see children.” pediatrician in an emergency.”
The cities of Chávez and Vila Real are connected by Highway 24 (A24).
“It is very important that they take care of the people in the interior. We are Portuguese too! We also pay taxes! We also contribute to the development of our country,” you can also read the text.
In the first week of October, Chavez’s PSD activists demonstrated outside the hospital and deplored “this attack on the population and the ineffectiveness of those in power who have done nothing or are not doing anything to avoid this situation or offer alternatives.” those in need.”
Chaves Hospital, located in Alto Tamega, is integrated into CHTMAD, which has its headquarters in Vila Real and also includes the Lamego hospital department.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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