The gynecological and obstetric emergency department of the Hospital Center of Leiria (CHL) is closed until Monday due to a shortage of doctors, announced the medical unit, which asks users to contact the maternity wards in Coimbra in emergency situations.
“We would like to inform you that the Gynecological/Obstetric Emergency Department is closed from 09:00 Thursday, November 2 until 09:00 Monday, November 6 due to a shortage of medical staff,” CHL said on its website. page on the social network Facebook.
In the same publication, CHL recommended that all pregnant women or consumers with urgent gynecological problems contact the SNS 24 line (808242424), which “can provide all specialized support and referral to the most appropriate health facility.”
“In urgent situations, users can go to the maternity hospital of Dr. Bissaia Barreto or the maternity hospital of Dr. Daniel de Matos,” both in Coimbra, CHL said.
CHL explained that “despite the announced restrictions and the need to adapt its response capabilities in the emergency gynecology/obstetrics and obstetrics department between November 2 and November 6, all care and planned activities will still be guaranteed. This way, monitoring and care provided to pregnant women and gynecology consumers through external consultations will not be affected by this contingency, while maintaining responsiveness in these areas.”
“The restrictions being considered will only impact the functioning of the emergency gynecology/obstetrics department and the maternity ward,” CHL said.
On the same social network, the KHL announced that the pediatric emergency department “is closed from 09:00 Sunday, November 5, until 09:00 Monday, November 6, due to a lack of medical staff.”
In addition to recommending contacting the SNS 24 line again, CHL added that in emergency situations people can contact the Coimbra Children’s Hospital.
On Wednesday, the Doctors in Action movement announced that in a total of 38 hospital departments, about 90% of services are unavailable because there are not enough doctors to cover shifts.
Speaking to Lusa, the representative of the Médicos em Luta movement, Susana Costa, said that the list is updated almost every day and that information about the impact on hospitals is provided by doctors.
“(…) In a service where 20 doctors work overtime, if 50% of these doctors are called up [de indisponibilidade para horário suplementar], the impact we’ll have on the teams is related to the amount of overtime those doctors have to work. If they only make six or 12 [horas] per week, this has one effect: if they work overtime 24 hours a week, it has another effect,” stressed Susana Costa.
Despite this, he stressed that “those who know exactly these numbers and (…) the impact” that these justifications have on services are the administrations.
The online list is broken down by hospital departments and specialties that have been hit the hardest.
According to Doctors in Action, García de Orta (Almada), Amadora – Sintra, Aveiro, Barcelos, Barreiro, Braga, Bragança, Castelo Branco, Caldas da Rainha and Torres Vedras, Coimbra, Leiria, Covilhã, Évora , Famalican and Santo Tirso, Faro, Figueira da Foz, Vila Nova de Gaia, Guimarães, Guarda, Central Hospital Center of Lisbon, Santa Maria (Lisbon), San Francisco Javier (Lisbon), Beatriz Angelou – – Loures, Matosinhos, Penafiel, Portalegre and Elvas, Portimão, São João (Porto), Santo Antonio (Porto), Povoa de Varzim, Santa Maria da Feira, Santarem, Setúbal, Viana do Castelo and Ponte de Lima, Vila Franca de Xira, Vila Real Chavez Lamego and Viseu will be hit the hardest.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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