‘The Gynaecological/Obstetric Emergency has been closed since yesterday, the 2nd of November and will only re-open 9:00am Tuesday, the 6th of November, due to the lack of medical human resources’, which can be read on a post from the CHL on its page on the social network Facebook.

In the same publication, the CHL recommends that all pregnant women or patients with urgent gynecological problems contact the SNS 24 Line (808 242 424), which ‘can provide all specialised support and referral to the most appropriate health unit’.

‘In urgent situations, patients can see Dr. Bissaya Barreto or Dr. Daniel de Matos Maternity Hospitals’, both located in Coimbra, mentions the CHL.

The CHL explains that ‘despite the announced constraints and the need to adapt its response capacity in the Gynaecology/Obstetric Emergency and Birth Unit between the 2nd and 6th of November, all care and scheduled activities continue to be guaranteed, so monitoring and the care provided to pregnant women and patients in the area of gynecology, within the scope of external consultation, will not be affected by this contingency, with the response capacity in these areas being ensured.’

‘The constraints in question will only affect the functioning of the Gynaecology/Obstetric Emergency and the Birth Unit’, stated the CHL.

Still, on the same social network, the CHL announced that the Paediatric Emergency ‘is closed between 09:00am on Sunday, the 5th of November, until 09:00am Monday, the 6th of November, due to the lack of medical human resources.’

In addition to advising contact with SNS Line 24, the CHL added that, in urgent situations, people can go to the Coimbra Paediatric Hospital.


On Wednesday, the ‘Doctors in fight’ movement announced that a total of 38 hospital units have around 90% of their services unavailable due to the lack of doctors to ensure shifts.

The spokesperson for the ‘Doctors in fight’ movement, Susana Costa, said that the list is practically updated every day and that the information about the impact on hospitals is provided by doctors.

The online list is broken down by the name of the hospital units and specialties that are most affected.

According to the information from ‘Doctors in fight’, Garcia de Orta (Almada), Amadora-Sintra, Aveiro, Barcelos, Barreiro, Braga, Bragança, Castelo Branco, Caldas da Rainha and Torres Vedras, Coimbra, Leiria, Covilhã, Évora, Famalicão and Santo Tirso, Faro, Figueira da Foz, Vila Nova de Gaia, Guimarães, Guarda, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Santa Maria (Lisbon), São Francisco Xavier (Lisbon), Beatriz Ângelo – Loures Matosinhos, Penafiel, Portalegre and Elvas, Portimão, São João (Porto), Santo António (Porto), Póvoa de Varzim, Santa Maria da Feia, Santarém, Setúbal, Viana do Castelo and Ponte de Lima, Vila Franca de Xira, Vila Real-Chaves-Lamego and Viseu will be the most affected.