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Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Segurança Social
Mónica Seidi monitors refurbishment works at Horta Hospital
Mónica Seidi monitors refurbishment works at Horta Hospital
Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Segurança Social
Azores with specific legal framework for residential care
Azores with specific legal framework for residential care
Secretaria Regional da Saúde e Segurança Social
Mónica Seidi highlights sharp decline in RSI indicators
Mónica Seidi highlights sharp decline in RSI indicators
February 28, 2026
Mónica Seidi monitors refurbishment works at Horta Hospital
February 27, 2026
Azores with specific legal framework for residential care
February 23, 2026
Mónica Seidi highlights sharp decline in RSI indicators
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Nota de Imprensa
February 28, 2026
Mónica Seidi monitors refurbishment works at Horta Hospital
The Regional Secretary for Health and Social Security, Mónica Seidi, visited Horta Hospital on Friday to closely monitor the progress of the ongoing refurbishment works, which are proceeding well. These interventions, together with the upgrading of hospital equipment and IT systems, represent an investment of more than €9 million. They are intended to strengthen the Regional Health Service by providing users with better care, comfort and safety conditions. "We are consistently investing in the modernisation of Horta Hospital, ensuring better conditions for patients and professionals while strengthening the response capacity of the Regional Health Service," stressed the government official. Regarding equipment investment, significant improvements are being made to Horta Hospital's technological resources through a wide range of purchases, including a new MRI scanner, a 64-slice CT scanner and six new vehicles for the hospital fleet. In the case of the new MRI scanner, representing an investment of about €1.5 million, the equipment will boost the diagnostic capacity on the islands of Faial, Pico and São Jorge, ensure faster and more effective responses, improve the quality of care provided and significantly reduce patient travel to other islands. “This is a decisive step towards bringing diagnostic facilities closer to the populations of these islands and avoiding unnecessary travel, promoting greater equal access to healthcare,” added Mónica Seidi. The new CT scanner, an investment of €500,000, will replace the equipment currently in use, which is around 20 years old, ensuring greater reliability and diagnostic quality. The old water heating boilers, which had been in use since the hospital opened and were often a source of operational constraints, were also replaced during the intervention. The Regional Secretary also made a point of praising the commitment of the hospital's health professionals, highlighting that the 2025 healthcare results show positive progress, with more surgeries performed, more day hospital sessions, and an increase in physical medicine and rehabilitation treatments compared to 2024. "These indicators clearly reflect the dedication, competence and sense of mission of the Horta Hospital professionals, whose work for the benefit of the population is widely recognised by the Azorean Government of the Azores," she said. The Regional Government thus reiterates its commitment to continue investing in the modernisation of health infrastructures and equipment, ensuring a more modern Regional Health Service that is closer and better prepared to serve all Azoreans. These investments are made under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP).
February 28, 2026
Mónica Seidi monitors refurbishment works at Horta Hospital
The Regional Secretary for Health and Social Security, Mónica Seidi, visited Horta Hospital on Friday to closely monitor the progress of the ongoing refurbishment works, which are proceeding well. These interventions, together with the upgrading of hospital equipment and IT systems, represent an investment of more than €9 million. They are intended to strengthen the Regional Health Service by providing users with better care, comfort and safety conditions. "We are consistently investing in the modernisation of Horta Hospital, ensuring better conditions for patients and professionals while strengthening the response capacity of the Regional Health Service," stressed the government official. Regarding equipment investment, significant improvements are being made to Horta Hospital's technological resources through a wide range of purchases, including a new MRI scanner, a 64-slice CT scanner and six new vehicles for the hospital fleet. In the case of the new MRI scanner, representing an investment of about €1.5 million, the equipment will boost the diagnostic capacity on the islands of Faial, Pico and São Jorge, ensure faster and more effective responses, improve the quality of care provided and significantly reduce patient travel to other islands. “This is a decisive step towards bringing diagnostic facilities closer to the populations of these islands and avoiding unnecessary travel, promoting greater equal access to healthcare,” added Mónica Seidi. The new CT scanner, an investment of €500,000, will replace the equipment currently in use, which is around 20 years old, ensuring greater reliability and diagnostic quality. The old water heating boilers, which had been in use since the hospital opened and were often a source of operational constraints, were also replaced during the intervention. The Regional Secretary also made a point of praising the commitment of the hospital's health professionals, highlighting that the 2025 healthcare results show positive progress, with more surgeries performed, more day hospital sessions, and an increase in physical medicine and rehabilitation treatments compared to 2024. "These indicators clearly reflect the dedication, competence and sense of mission of the Horta Hospital professionals, whose work for the benefit of the population is widely recognised by the Azorean Government of the Azores," she said. The Regional Government thus reiterates its commitment to continue investing in the modernisation of health infrastructures and equipment, ensuring a more modern Regional Health Service that is closer and better prepared to serve all Azoreans. These investments are made under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP).
Nota de Imprensa
February 27, 2026
Azores with specific legal framework for residential care
During the February plenary session of the Regional Legislative Assembly, the Regional Secretary for Health and Social Security, Mónica Seidi, highlighted the importance of the proposed Regional Legislative Decree adapting the residential care implementation scheme, provided for in Decree-Law No. 164/2019 of 25 October, to the Region. The government official stressed that this initiative fills a legal void that has existed since 2019, ensuring the necessary legal framework for a matter considered essential in promoting and protecting the rights of vulnerable children and young people. “There are currently 39 residential care homes in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, covering about 320 children, including 57 aged between zero and six. It was essential to ensure the formal implementation of this scheme in the Region,” stated Mónica Seidi. The Regional Secretary pointed out that, although social responses are in place, the regional implementation scheme provided for in national legislation had never been approved, thereby making its adaptation to the Azorean context urgent. The legislation now approved defines this framework, with the respective regulations expected to be drawn up within 90 days of its publication. Furthermore, Mónica Seidi announced that 51 new vacancies will be created for people with disabilities this year through the opening of new residential homes, namely by charities such as the Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Lagoa and Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Maia, and on the island of Santa Maria, alleviating the pressure currently felt in residential care homes. "We are making progress. This is a sensitive issue that requires responsibility, planning and commitment. We cannot solve everything at once, but we are fully committed to improving responses and ensuring the effective protection of our children and young people," stated the Regional Secretary. With this initiative, the Azorean Government reiterates its commitment to promoting the rights of children and young people, ensuring more appropriate, structured and legally compliant responses in the Autonomous Region of the Azores.
February 27, 2026
Azores with specific legal framework for residential care
During the February plenary session of the Regional Legislative Assembly, the Regional Secretary for Health and Social Security, Mónica Seidi, highlighted the importance of the proposed Regional Legislative Decree adapting the residential care implementation scheme, provided for in Decree-Law No. 164/2019 of 25 October, to the Region. The government official stressed that this initiative fills a legal void that has existed since 2019, ensuring the necessary legal framework for a matter considered essential in promoting and protecting the rights of vulnerable children and young people. “There are currently 39 residential care homes in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, covering about 320 children, including 57 aged between zero and six. It was essential to ensure the formal implementation of this scheme in the Region,” stated Mónica Seidi. The Regional Secretary pointed out that, although social responses are in place, the regional implementation scheme provided for in national legislation had never been approved, thereby making its adaptation to the Azorean context urgent. The legislation now approved defines this framework, with the respective regulations expected to be drawn up within 90 days of its publication. Furthermore, Mónica Seidi announced that 51 new vacancies will be created for people with disabilities this year through the opening of new residential homes, namely by charities such as the Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Lagoa and Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Maia, and on the island of Santa Maria, alleviating the pressure currently felt in residential care homes. "We are making progress. This is a sensitive issue that requires responsibility, planning and commitment. We cannot solve everything at once, but we are fully committed to improving responses and ensuring the effective protection of our children and young people," stated the Regional Secretary. With this initiative, the Azorean Government reiterates its commitment to promoting the rights of children and young people, ensuring more appropriate, structured and legally compliant responses in the Autonomous Region of the Azores.