Pediatrics

Pediatrics is the medical specialty dedicated to the care of children and adolescents, in all aspects of preventive and curative medicine.

Prevention includes breastfeeding, immunizations (vaccines), accident prevention as well as the necessary monitoring and guidance for healthy growth and development.

Curative refers to the different procedures and treatment of the most diverse diseases in children and adolescents.

The Paediatric Unit of the Hospital Particular have a dedicated and specialized medical and nursing team of experienced professionals to take care of and treat all medical situations in children.

This Unit is integrated is in the Mother and Child Unit which includes in addition to Pediatrics, Neonatology, Paediatric In-Patient Unit and the Paediatric Emergency Unit.

The Paediatric Unit of the Gambelas Hospital in Faro has 4 main areas:

• Maternity (Nursery) - 24H;
• In-Patient Unit;
• Out-Patient Unit;
• Paediatric Emergency - 24H.

The Alvor Hospital offer besides the Out-Patient Consultation, Paediatric Emergency every day until 10pm.

Out-Patient Pediatrics Consultation has the support of several other Specialties:

Additional Subspecialties available in Pediatrics: