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Urgent patients facing more than nine hours of wait times in Portuguese hospitals
euronews (in English)
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07/01/2025
Patients seeking urgent medical attention in Portugal face wait times exceeding nine hours at hospitals across the country.
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Urgent patients visiting Portuguese hospitals are having to wait more than nine hours in
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some cities until they can be admitted.
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The government's National Health Service, the SNS, reported that many hospitals in the
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capital Lisbon are struggling with high demands and shortages in labor and resources.
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But the excessively long wait times are not just limited to Lisbon.
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In Coimbra and Portimao, nine-hour wait times for urgent patients were also reported.
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The increased demand on Portuguese health facilities is due to an increase in the circulation
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of the flu virus.
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The flu virus is increasing, that is, we are not yet at the peak, we are still in a growing
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phase, and having a vaccine coverage that is reduced below 85 years makes it easier
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to circulate.
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Portuguese authorities say the situation in hospitals is slightly improving.
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Local health units are making more resources available, driving wait periods down.
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