Access to care
31 hospitals are registered in the municipality. The access details below help you decide what deserves a closer look.
31
Registered Hospitals in Municipality
Everyday and urgent care
Start with the care you may use often, then look at specialist and emergency access.
Everyday care
- Registered Retail Pharmacies
- 242
Health and wellbeing
These details add useful context alongside local care access.
- Hospital Beds per 1,000 People — National (2022)
- 3.5
- Physicians per 1,000 People — National (2022)
- 5.9
- Health Service Coverage Index — National (2023)
- 83
- Adult Emergency Services in SNS Directory Within 12 km
- 7
- Out of Pocket Health Spending — National
- 28.2%
- Nurses and Midwives per 1,000 People
- 8.009
- National Health Spending per Person
- $2,971 current US$ (2024)
- Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
- 82.4 years
- Residential Long Term Care Beds per 1,000 People 65+ — National
- 3.9
- Life Expectancy
- About 82.4 years
Sources
Hospitals, primary care, pharmacies, specialists, and emergency care all affect how close and practical care may feel.
Confirm insurance acceptance, specialist availability, language needs, prescription access, and emergency care before making serious plans.
- Statistics Portugal / INE
Used for Registered Hospitals in Municipality
Checked 2026-07-11
- World Bank, World Development Indicators
Used for Hospital Beds per 1,000 People — National (2022)
Checked 2026-07-18
- World Bank, World Development Indicators
Used for Physicians per 1,000 People — National (2022)
Checked 2026-07-18
- World Bank, World Development Indicators
Used for Health Service Coverage Index — National (2023)
Checked 2026-07-18
- Statistics Portugal / INE
Used for Registered Retail Pharmacies
Checked 2026-07-11
- Portuguese National Health Service / SNS
Used for Adult Emergency Services in SNS Directory Within 12 km
Checked 2026-07-15
- World Bank World Development Indicators
Used for Out-of-Pocket Health Spending — National
Checked 2024
- World Bank World Development Indicators
Used for Nurses and Midwives per 1,000 People
Checked 2024
- World Bank World Development Indicators
Used for National Health Spending per Person
Checked 2024
- World Bank
Used for Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024), Life Expectancy
Checked 2026-06-18
- OECD Health Statistics
Used for Residential Long-Term-Care Beds per 1,000 People 65+ — National
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