Information: 3826 surgeries performed under the programme to recover surgery waiting lists
Under the programme to recover surgery waiting lists, 3626 surgeries have been performed in the three regional hospitals over the last three years. Another 200 surgeries were performed in the Region by doctors from Mainland Portugal. The implementation of the health voucher will provide an important contribution to the development of this programme, particularly after the recent amendment, int... more >>

Information: Regional Inspectorate of Health ensures quality and transparency of services
Enhancing the Regional Health Service to serve citizens with quality and transparency is the goal of the Regional Inspectorate of Health, whose official entered into office on Tuesday. In his speech, Miguel Correia said that this body aims to ensure the compliance with the rules and regulations in force in the area of health in order to guarantee “the quality of the services rendered, the ... more >>

Information: Government wants to implement Health policies increasingly closer to citizens
The Regional Secretary for Health revealed the public interest in the so-called Community Health and the specialisation in Community Nursing in Ponta Delgada on Thursday morning. Miguel Correia spoke, on behalf of the President of the Government, at the opening session of the Conference on Community Health - Changing the Present ... Planning the Future, stating that this public interest has been... more >>