Hospital de Cascais Dr. José de Almeida

Hospital de Cascais Dr. José de Almeida (HCJA) is a general and multi-purpose hospital located in Alcabideche, in the municipality of Cascais, Portugal. It was inaugurated on 23 February 2010 and is part of the Portuguese National Health Service (SNS). The hospital is named in honour of José de Almeida, a physician and benefactor in Oeiras and Carcavelos. It operates under a public-private partnership (PPP) model between the SNS and the Spanish group Ribera Salud, which in turn belongs to Vivalto Santé Investissement, a subsidiary of the French group Vivalto Santé. The partnership is structured through two subsidiary companies: Galo Saúde – Parcerias Cascais, S.A., responsible for healthcare provision, and TDHOSP – Gestão de Edifício Hospitalar, S.A., responsible for the construction, financing, maintenance and operation of the hospital building. The hospital serves the population of Cascais and several parishes of Sintra, offering a wide range of medical and surgical specialties. Its clinical portfolio includes anaesthesiology, cardiology, general surgery, dermatology, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, gynaecology/obstetrics, imaging, immunohaemotherapy, physical medicine and rehabilitation, intensive care, internal medicine, neonatology, neurology, ophthalmology, medical oncology, orthopaedics, otorhinolaryngology, clinical pathology, paediatrics, pulmonology, psychiatry, urology and psychology. The hospital emphasises humanisation of care, clinical excellence, quality and safety, and maintains close links with community health centres to integrate primary and hospital care. It has received accreditations and distinctions over its years of operation. Recent news highlights include the first video-endoscopic eTEP surgery for incisional hernia correction, participation in the Portuguese Congress of Cardiology in 2023, and the involvement of its president, José Bento e Silva, in health discussions.

Hospital de Cascais Dr. José de Almeida was inaugurated on 23 February 2010 as a general and multi-purpose hospital within the Portuguese National Health Service (SNS). It is located in the parish of Alcabideche, in the municipality of Cascais. The hospital is named after José de Almeida, a physician and benefactor in Oeiras and Carcavelos. From its inception, the hospital was designed as an innovative healthcare project based on a public-private partnership (PPP) model. The partnership was established between the SNS and the Spanish group Ribera Salud, which later became part of Vivalto Santé Investissement, a subsidiary of the French group Vivalto Santé. The PPP contract was structured through two subsidiary companies: Galo Saúde – Parcerias Cascais, S.A., responsible for the provision of healthcare services, and TDHOSP – Gestão de Edifício Hospitalar, S.A., responsible for the construction, financing, maintenance and operation of the hospital building. The hospital's model emphasises humanisation of care and close integration with community health centres to ensure continuity between primary and hospital care. Over the years, the hospital has expanded its services and received accreditations and distinctions. It serves the adult population of the municipality of Cascais and provides maternal and child care for Cascais and several parishes of Sintra, including Algueirão-Mem Martins, Pêro Pinheiro, Colares, São João das Lampas, Terrugem, and the Sintra parishes of Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho, and São Pedro de Penaferrim. The hospital's clinical portfolio covers a wide range of specialties, from anaesthesiology and cardiology to urology and psychiatry. In recent years, the hospital has been active in clinical innovation, such as performing the first video-endoscopic eTEP surgery for incisional hernia correction, and participating in national medical congresses.

• Hospital de Cascais Dr. José de Almeida inaugurated.

• First video-endoscopic eTEP surgery for incisional hernia correction performed.

• Hospital represented at the Portuguese Congress of Cardiology.

A public-private partnership hospital focused on clinical excellence, humanisation of care, quality and safety, serving the Cascais and Sintra regions.

• Anatomia Patológica

• Anestesiologia

• Cardiologia

• Cirurgia Geral

• Dermatologia

• Doenças Infeciosas

• Gastrenterologia

• Ginecologia / Obstetrícia

• Imagiologia

• Imunohemoterapia

• Medicina Física e de Reabilitação

• Medicina Intensiva

• Medicina Interna

• Neonatologia

• Neurologia

• Oftalmologia

• Oncologia Médica

• Ortopedia

• Otorrinolaringologia

• Patologia Clínica

• Pediatria

• Pneumologia

• Psiquiatria

• Urologia

1. 1Hospital de Cascais official websitehospitaldecascais.pt
2. 2Hospital de Cascais Dr. José de Almeida - Wikipedia (Portuguese)pt.wikipedia.org
3. 3Hospital de Cascais Dr. José de Almeida - Wikidatawikidata.org