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The emergency rooms: different news, same problems

Diário de Coimbra8 September 2026 at 12:19

This is an opinion article by Valter Amorim about the emergency rooms, possibly hospital emergency services in Portugal. The title suggests that, despite different news stories about the topic, the underlying problems remain the same. In his view, the competent authority (the government) needs to implement concrete measures that promote real transformation and put an end to what is described as a permanent scenario. The article appears to criticize the lack of effective action by the authorities in resolving the problems of emergency rooms.

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