Regional Health Authority decides to close down Residential Structure for the Elderly in Nordeste
The Regional Health Authority, in conjunction with the Regional Government, the Nordeste Town Council and the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Nordeste, has decided to close down the Residential Structure for the Elderly operated by this institution.
With this decision, infected users hospitalised at Nordeste Health Centre will be transferred to the Divino Espírito Santo Hospital (HDES) in Ponta Delgada, while the users still residing at Residential Structure for the Elderly of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Nordeste will be transferred to the same Health Centre.
Moreover, recovered users receiving care at Nordeste Health Centre and HDES will be transferred to Povoação Health Centre, whose inpatient unit will be exclusively dedicated to patients recovering from COVID-19.
In turn, users admitted to the Integrated Continuing Care Unit of Povoação Health Centre will be transferred to the Ribeira Grande Health Centre, namely to the recently created wing to accommodate transferred patients.