Grupo HPA Saude
National landline

Algarve

282 420 400

Alentejo

269 630 370

Madeira

291 003 300

waiting times

Hospital Particular Alvor

00h08m

Atendimento Permanente

Hospital Particular Gambelas

00h07m

Atendimento Permanente

00h32m

Pediatria

Hospital Particular da Madeira

01h19m

Atendimento Permanente

00h00m

Pediatria

Madeira Medical Center

Atendimento Médico
não programado
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  2. Medical Specialties

List of Medical Specialties

A

Angeology and Vascular Surgery

Vascular surgery is the medical specialty that deals with the surgical Anatomizes treatment of diseases of the arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels.

Athlete’s Consultation

The Athlete’s Consultation is designed for everyone who engages in physical exercise, regardless of age or activity level. Conducted by specialised physicians.
C

Cardiology

The first unit in the Algarve and indeed in the southern region of the country to have Interventional Cardiology was the Hospital Particular do Algarve in Alvor. Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death or disability in Portugal.

Child Psychiatry

Child Psychiatry is a medical specialty, which aims to study the mental development of children and adolescents.

Child Psychology

Learning Difficulties. When something is not quite right children and young people prefer school to exteriorize their frustrations.

Consultation for General Practice

General Practice
D

Diabetes Consultation

The HPA Group intends to provide diabetic patients with integrated medical consultations supported by several services which we feel is necessary for the monitoring and metabolic control of a complex and encompassing disease such as diabetes.

F

Family Medicine

The General and Family Medicine doctor (GFM) is the Medical Specialist that works on the front line of the health care system, a generalist that accepts all people whatever the age, sex or illness, addressing every human being as a whole.
G

General Surgery

This Medical Specialty deals with the study, diagnosis and treatment of diseases susceptible to surgical procedures.
I

Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine is an area of medicine that involves the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases of the internal organs in adults.
N

Nephrology

Nephrology is a medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the urinary tract primarily related to the kidneys. The doctor who specializes in diseases of the urinary system is called a nephrologist.

Neurology

Neurology is the medical specialty that studies diseases of the Nervous System (brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscle).

Neuropsychology

Cognitive neuropsychology studies the way in which changes in the brain (traumatic or developmental) can affect behaviour and cognitive abilities (e.g., memory, language, arithmetic operations, attention, visual-perceptive skills

Neurosurgery

The Neurosurgery is a medical specialty that involves the diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), surrounding areas (scalp and spine) and peripheral nerves.
O

Obesity Surgery

The Private Hospital has been throughout its history been an advanced health unit in the Algarve. Now it has decided to face a new challenge: the control of Morbid Obesity.

Orthopedics

Orthopedics is a surgical specialty that studies and treats pathology of the musculoskeletal system, bones, muscles and joints, from where the spinal column and the head is excluded.
P

Plastic / Reconstructive Surgery

Plastic Reconstructive Surgery is used to repair or rebuild an area of skin and the underlying tissue that has been damaged or destroyed by an accident, illness, congenital anomaly or has been modified due to ageing.

Podiatry

Podiatry is the medical science that studies the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of problems to do with the feet and their repercussions to the human body.

Psychiatry

Psychiatry is the medical specialty that studies mental illness. Mental illness can cause various behaviour alterations: mood, emotions, feelings, thoughts, perception of reality, sleep, memory, sexual function, etc.

Psychology

Clinical Psychology includes prevention, promotion and treatment on an individual, in the search for a better understanding of an individual’s thoughts, feeling and behaviour.

Pulmonology

Pneumology is the medical specialty that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the respiratory system.
R

Rheumatology

Rheumatology is the medical specialty that deals with the treatment of rheumatic diseases, including its study, diagnosis, research, prevention and rehabilitation.
S

Senology Consulting

Senology is a specialty that studies diseases of the breast be it benign or malignant, in males or females, of all ages.

Sleep Apnea Consultation

In Sleep Apnea, the patient stops breathing for a few seconds (apnea) and can only start breathing again after his sleep is interrupted (of which he may or may not be consciously aware), usually followed by a strong snoring.

Speech Therapy

Prevention, assessment, treatment and scientific study of human communication and related disorders. In this context human communication encompasses all processes associated with comprehension, oral and written language.

Sports and Exercise Medicine

Sports and Exercise Medicine is a medical specialty aimed at all individuals who engage in physical activity — from occasional exercise to high-performance sports
U

Urology

Urology treats problems of the Urinary System (Kidney, Urethra and Bladder), and in the Male Genital System (Prostate, Testis, Penis). It also treats urinary incontinence in both sexes.