PS presents proposal for Portalegre Health Campus in OE2027

O PS presented a proposal to amend the State Budget for 2027 (OE2027) to “ensure the realization” of the work of the Portalegre Health Campus and investments in primary health care, was today published.

The proposal is endorsed by eight deputies of the PS, José Luís Carneiro being the first subscriber of the document.

Members of the PS call on the Government to adopt the “necessary dilemmas” for the realization of “structural investments”, framed in a set of axes, including the construction of new hospital infrastructures, including the Portalegre Health Campus.

In December 2025, it was announced that the Portalegre Hospital should be expanded, thanks to the acquisition of an old college, located in a contiguous space, in a project aimed at creating a health campus, in an investment to “run the 40 million euros”.

In statements to Lusa at the time, the chairman of the Board of Directors of the ULS of the Alto Alentejo, Miguel Lopes, considered that the acquisition of the college allowed the creation of the Campus da Saúde de Portalegre, a project that is “innovative and pioneering throughout the Alentejo”.

The proposal of the eight PS Members to amend the OE2027 also includes improving the infrastructure of primary health care and proximity in that Alentejo region.

MEPs also advocate the implementation of investments for the construction, expansion, requalification and modernisation of primary health care infrastructure, in particular the “acquired and planned commitments” under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR).

In a statement of justification contained in the document, the Members of the PS consider that this measure aims to “guarantee the continuity and effective execution” of the ongoing or planned investments in the PRR, the Portugal 2030 Program and previous OE, “ensure the modernization and expansion” of the national network of health equipment.

“ These investments are essential to address regional needs, reduce territorial asymmetries and improve fair access to health care”, they argue.

The proposed interventions will enable, according to the deputies of the PS, “to strengthen the care capacity” of the National Health Service (SNS), “to improve the working conditions” of professionals and “to ensure a more effective and efficient response” to the needs of populations, especially in the interior and metropolitan areas with higher demographic pressure.

“ It is justified the prioritization and strengthening of public investments in these infrastructures, in order to ensure territorial cohesion, the sustainability of the SNS and the quality of care provided throughout the national territory ", add.

In the justification note, the eight PS deputies consider that “it is fundamental” that the government demonstrate “true ambition and political commitment” in achieving these objectives, some of them “previously assumed” by the government and “now excluded” from the OE2027.

“ Health bets should be treated as a national priority, requiring planning, rigorous execution and strategic vision. This proposal affirms the commitment to strengthen the SNS in the collective effort to find financing solutions for its implementation ", argue.