Initial contribution to José’s journey Dr. José Azenha Cardoso was at Hospital Rovisco Pais as a general practitioner between 1982 and 1986. He recalls that at that time there were no longer many patients at the Hospital and that “most of them were institutionalized. They were people who had little or no family, socially separated, …
Maria Emília and Social Work Mrs. Maria Emília Monteiro Pais Alves is from Bragança. She went to Coimbra shortly after finishing high school, to attend Escola Normal Social. The enthusiasm with the social service area arose from contact with the technician who worked in his area of residence. At that time, the Escola Normal Social …
Vítor, memories, medicine and radiology Dr. Vítor Carvalheiro is from a village in the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho, Bunhosa, near the Tocha. Its origin ended up being decisive in the connection to the Hospital Rovisco Pais as it shared in the beginning of our conversation: “I had a great connection to all that, even today I …
Edite’s memories and reflections Edite Melo went to the Preventory Hospital Colónia Rovisco Pais na Tocha (HCRP) when she was about five years old. Until then, she lived in Pampilhosa with her grandmother, mother, uncle and aunt (her mother’s brothers) and cousins. The maternal grandparents residence was a large, hearty country house with oxen. The …
Antero, the workshops and mechanics at the Hospital Mr. Antero Melo started working at the Facilities and Equipment Service at Hospital Colónia Rovisco Pais (HCRP) in January 1966, he was 23 years old. At the time, Dr. Viriato Namora was an administrator. His father had previously done some mechanical work for the hospital and had …
Visits by Nurse Nídia Nurse Nídia Salgueiro graduated from the School of Nursing Dr. Ângelo da Fonseca in Coimbra. She performed her professional activity at the Hospitals of the University of Coimbra, where she was responsible for several services, including the Dermatology and Venerology Service of and of Medical Clinic and at the Dr. Ângelo …
Mavilde, body and soul nurse The life of Nurse Mavilde Melo is deeply linked to the Hospital Colónia Rovisco Pais (HCRP), as this place is part of her memories and that of several family members who developed and develop professional activities there. When she was placed at the HCRP, her sister Isabel, had already worked …
Sister Emília and the Daughters of Charity Sister Maria Emília Bernardino was born in 1933, in a village called Azinheira near Rio Maior. At the age of 22 she went to the Hospital da Misericórdia de Águeda, where nursing was provided by sisters Daughters of Charity of S. Vicente de Paulo. She was there for …
