In general, the quality of health care and medical facilities in Lisbon is good with numerous hospital and doctors in the city. The public health system that is followed in Lisbon is same as Portugal. It provides free or low cost health care facility to the citizens and their family members who contribute to the Portuguese social security (segurança social). Subsidized medical and health services are provided to senior citizens above 65 years.
Most of the areas of Lisbon have state health centers, which are open from 8am to 8pm. People can go to these health centers to treat minor health problems and receive immediate emergency treatment. The city also has 24-hour emergency hospitals and private hospitals and clinics.
The capital city of Lisbon has the highest number of doctors and other medical professionals in Portugal. The hospitals of Lisbon include state, private, and military health centers. Compared to the private hospitals, the State hospitals are not equipped with all kinds of modern facilities due to the scarcity of public funding. There are numerous English, French, and Hebrew private hospitals that cater to the medical requirements of the city. Some of the private hospitals in Lisbon are:
- Centro Hospitalar Cascais
- Clinica Medica Internacional de Lisboa
- Hospital Cuf Infante Santo
- British Hospital
- Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental EPE
- Clinica Todos os Santos
- Centro Neuroftalmologico de Lisboa
- Clinica Atlanta
- Clinica Europa
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- HPA - Hospital Particular de Almada
There are many hospitals in Lisbon that specialize in various fields like psychiatry, paediatrics, oncology, gynecology, cardiology and many other fields. Hospital Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa is a Portuguese Red Cross Hospital that specializes in cardiology, ophthalmology and physiotherapy. Santa Maria Hospital is the University hospital which is located at Avenida Professor Eqas Moniz. The hospital provides 24 hour emergency service. Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Francisco Gentil is a very popular Oncology hospital in Lisbon, offering excellent medical facilities to patients suffering from cancer. PST Vitaler Leber - Portugal is an Osteoporosis clinic which provides various therapies like PST Ortho, and PST Osteo.
Some of the general health care centers in Lisbon are:
- Carnaxide Health Centre
- Hospital Santa Cruz
- Cascais Health Centre (Estoril extension)
Health Insurance for Travelers
Tourists are not entitled for the health care facilities provided by the Portugal Government. So the travelers who visit Lisbon for a short period should have a travel health insurance policy, if they do not have an international health policy. A traveler who wants to stay in Lisbon for six months or a year in Portugal should have a travel, special long stay or international health policy.
Lisbon health care system focuses on taking special care of the health of children and the aged. It also ensures to provide proper medical facilities to the general public through various centers spread across the capital city.
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