Basílio Horta asks “urgent clarifications” to the Minister of Health on the closure of the Obstetric Emergency in Amadora-Sintra



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The Gynecology-Obstetrics Emergency Service of the Amadora-Sintra Hospital will close in the afternoon starting next Monday. Mayor says he found out about the situation through the media.

The mayor of Sintra, Basílio Horta, asked the Minister of Health, Marta Temido, for explanations about the closure of the Gynecology-Obstetrics Emergency Service of the Amadora-Sintra Hospital in the afternoon from Monday.

“I have just learned from the media about the closure of the Gynecology-Obstetrics Emergency Service of the Amadora-Sintra Hospital between 8:00 and 8:00. I immediately asked the Minister of Health for urgent clarifications about this serious situation, ”the mayor wrote. , in a post shared on Facebook.

“As always, the Sintra City Council places itself at the disposal of the Ministry of Health for whatever it deems necessary, in order to overcome this decision so damaging for the residents of the second largest municipality in Portugal,” he added.

It should be remembered that the hospital announced this Thursday that the Gynecology-Obstetrics Emergency Service will close in the afternoon starting next Monday due to “lack of response.”

“Between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., the Gynecology-Obstetrics Emergency Service will not be able to maintain its normal operation, from Monday to Sunday, given the shortage of human resources that can guarantee effective care for the pregnant woman,” reads in a statement of the hospital.

I just found out about the closure of the Gynecology-Obstetrics Emergency Service in the media …

Posted by Basílio Horta on Thursday, September 17, 2020




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