Tempo de Espera

The Algarve's public ERs are in Faro, Portimão and Lagos. Most tourists with travel insurance use the private hospitals — Hospital CUF Faro and Alvor (formerly Hospital Particular do Algarve), the Guia AlgarveShopping clinic, and Lusíadas — which have English-speaking staff and far shorter waits. Live wait times for public and private hospitals across the Faro district are below.

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