Hey The leader of the Liberal Initiative, Rui Rocha, on Saturday accused the Minister of Health, Manuel Pizarro, of not having “the necessary fitness to withstand the disaster that the government of which he is part has led to” the National Health Service (SNS).
The issue is the women’s issue A pregnant woman is “banned” from entering the emergency room at the Santarém District Hospital (HDS) due to the closure of the emergency/gynecology service and the maternity unit, as stated by the Minister “Certain situations do not go well.”.
“For Manuel Pizarro, this is a one-time case. How specific is the condition of every pregnant woman who has had difficulty taking tests in a timely manner during pregnancy. As is the case with every woman, she never knows in which hospital and with which medical team she will become a mother. How specific is the suffering of each of the women who gave birth without an epidural“, he began, referring to the liberal in a post on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
As Roy Rocha pointed out The case of the girl who was helped By the National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM) at the door of the Hospital de São Sebastião, in Santa María da Vieira, due to the closure of the pediatric emergency department, in addition to “air-conditioned or closed emergencies in more than 30 hospitals throughout the country.” The country” and “the elderly and sick who spend the early morning in the cold and rain outside health centers.”
“Each of these situations is specific. The only thing that is not punctual is the accumulated inability of thousands of specific cases that occur before anyone’s eyes A minister who does not even have the decency to acknowledge the disaster to which the government of which he is a part has led SNS“, he’s hot.
For Manuel Pizarro, this is a one-time case. How specific is the condition of every pregnant woman who has had difficulty taking tests in a timely manner during pregnancy. As is the case with every woman, she never knows in which hospital and with which medical team she will become a mother. how it was… pic.twitter.com/4VGcycC1PF
– Rui Rocha (@ruirochaliberal) December 9, 2023
It must be remembered that, according to the Santarem District Hospital (HDS), in statements to the newspaper Notícias ao Minuto, the pregnant woman in question “went to the emergency department of HDS by her own means.” He also said: “In these cases, the guidelines are for a birth form to be prepared and evaluated by a nurse and a doctor from the obstetrics and gynecology service who are in an inpatient emergency situation.”
After the evaluation, “if necessary, the pregnant woman is transferred to the emergency room of the nearest birth center, always accompanied by an HDS health professional,” he added.
According to the same source, “the pregnant woman’s companion decided, without consulting HDS specialists, to call 112.” “Therefore, a rescue ambulance was called and VMER accompanied the pregnant woman to the emergency department of Abrantes Hospital,” he added.
The entity confirmed that “HDS is aware that the pregnant woman arrived at Abrantes Hospital at the beginning of labor without complications.”
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