Approximately 240 patients were treated in the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department at Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital on Monday within a short space of time. Despite the positive response from the professionals, the high influx caused constraints in the emergency means, with ambulances being immobilised due to a lack of…
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Over 70 nurses from the Emergency Service at Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital submitted formal requests on Friday to be exempt from responsibility, according to JM, citing a local source. In total, 77 staff members have reportedly handed in the paperwork to SESARAM’s human resources, accounting for around 90% of the…
The CDS today reaffirmed its proposal, to “convert the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital into a support unit for the elderly, when the new Hospital da Madeira becomes operational. This they say, is a commonsense solution, as many abandoned schools on the island have been transformed into day centres, night shelters,…
The React-Include-Recycle Party (RIR) has defended the need for the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital to remain as a functional backup hospital, even when the new hospital is up and running.