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Medical Order requests urgent meeting with health authorities after mass resignation at D. Estefânia Hospital

TVI Notícias5 September 2026 at 13:59

Nine team leaders from the pediatric emergency department at D. Estefânia Hospital submitted mass resignations. This massive departure of leaders marks a critical moment for the functioning of the pediatric emergency service at the health unit.

Faced with this situation, the Medical Order requested an urgent meeting with the health authorities, namely the Ministry of Health. The organization aims to obtain answers about the severe shortage of doctors affecting the hospital.

The mass resignation of the nine team leaders highlights the difficulties faced by healthcare professionals at that hospital unit, particularly in the pediatric emergency department.

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