Unscheduled Care

The Unscheduled Care service at these Units is staffed by a Medical, Nursing, and Healthcare Assistant team, and is fully equipped for immediate X-ray and Clinical Analysis testing.

Doctors and Nursing staff have been given specific training and are capable of handling any situation that might arise in an emergency context.

These units are equipped with technology that permits diagnosis and continuous monitoring of patients in Observation Room.

The Unscheduled Care units also have consulting rooms, nurses’ station and treatment rooms.

Ambulance transfer between Clinics and Hospitals is provided by the Private Ambulances

We hereby ensure that the care we provide is all-round private health care according to each patient’s individual needs.  Our patients’ safety and comfort are fundamental and our priority.

At closing time outstanding clinical situations are forwarded to one of the three main Hospitals of the Group.

Important Information

Admission procedures must be carried out at the Reception, and patients must wait to be called for medical care.

It is important to have with you, an identification document as well as health insurance information.

Being a Private Hospital, if patients do not posses health insurance there is the possibility of adhering to the hospital CareCard, which will provide a discount on hospital treatment.

The most common situations that should make one decide to go to the Medical Care Department

• High Temperature
• Serious injury
• Severe bleeding (vomiting blood, bloody stools and other)
• Traffic accidents
• Food poisoning
• Excessive intake of drugs
• Intense chest pain or any other pain that is intense and uncomfortable
• Loss of consciousness
• Convulsions 
• Sudden loss of vision  
• Sudden changes of speech and body movements
• Suspected fracture

All other situations that are not common or cause physical and / or psychic discomfort and when the onset of the symptoms are sudden, should be cause for a visit to the Medical Care unit of the hospital for an evaluation.o main Hospitals

Unscheduled Care available at the following Healthcare Units

CUF Funchal Clinic - Opening hours
(Unscheduled Care)

CUF Guia - AlgarveShopping Clinic - Opening hours
​(Unscheduled Care)

Urgent Care available at the following Healthcare Units

CUF Alvor Hospital - 24h
(Urgent Care) 

CUF Faro Hospital - 24h
(Urgent Care) 

CUF Madeira Hospital - 24h
(Urgent Care) 

Same-Day Consultation available at the following Healthcare Units

CUF Sines Hospital - Opening hours
(Outpatient Department)

CUF Loulé - MAR Shopping Algarve Clinic - Opening hours
(Outpatient Department)

CUF S. Brás de Alportel Clinic - Opening hours
(Outpatient Department)

CUF S. Gonçalo - Lagos Clinic - Opening hours
(Outpatient Department)

CUF Vila Real de Santo António Clinic - Opening hours
(Outpatient Department)

CUF Vilamoura Clinic - Opening hours
(Outpatient Department)

Unscheduled Care (Paediatrics) available at the following Healthcare Unit

CUF Faro Hospital - Opening hours
(Unscheduled Care Paediatrics)

Same-Day Pediatric Consultation available at the following Healthcare Unit

CUF Madeira Hospital - Opening hours
(Pediatric Outpatient)