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10 minutes: waiting times in emergency rooms continue (well) above recommended

SIC Notícias1 September 2026 at 14:34

The waiting times in hospital emergency rooms in Portugal continue to significantly exceed recommendations. The situation remains well above the levels considered adequate.

As an example, at Hospital Amadora-Sintra, on Tuesday morning, a patient classified as urgent had to wait 9 hours to be seen. This case illustrates the general situation of hospital emergency rooms in the country.

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10 minutes: waiting times in emergency rooms continue (well) above recommended

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