Dulcínia, connections and memories Dulcínia Paiva shared with us the memories of someone who, never working at the Hospital Colónia Rovisco Pais (HCRP), maintained a strong connection to the institution. The father, the husband and his godfather worked at the HCRP. The family home and the small commercial establishment they owned in Tocha, were meeting …
Albano Pais de Sousa, almost 50 years at the service of the Hospital Albano Fernando Lopes Pais de Sousa was born in 1938 and started working as a 1st class clerk at the Hospital Colónia Rovisco Pais in 1957. At the beginning of the interview, he confided that “Rovisco Pais was my life and the …
Américo, the electrician at the Hospital Américo Carvalheiro was born in 1932, in a small house close to the place where the Arcada hotel and the Hospital are now located. He has known the Fonte Quente farm since he was a kid, when he used to play and swim with his colleagues in the lagoon. …
Carlos, “baby Jesus” Carlos Cruz’s childhood is closely linked to the Hospital Colónia Rovisco Pais (HCRP) in Tocha. The memories of that place – “an authentic garden”, as he calls it, accompanied him all his life and traveled with him when at the age of 19 he went to live in Marinha Grande. Throughout his …
Mr. Maia, baker Manuel Maia de Jesus was from Tocha and when he was a kid he remembers the construction of the Hospital and the ox carts loaded with materials. In 1961 he started working at the Hospital’s bakery, as a baker’s assistant. He had been in the profession for a few years now. He …
The cook Guilhermina Guilhermina was from S. João da Pesqueira and came to work at the Hospital Colónia Rovisco Pais in 1968. Her brother-in-law was already working there, as head of the kitchen and at one point she called her brother. “As it didn’t make sense for my husband to be at the Torch and …
Dr. Tereso and the Rovisco Pais Hospital Dr. José Tereso at the CMRRC Ordinance, 2020 Dr. José Tereso is a native of the Torch, was born in the year of the opening of the Hospital Colónia Rovisco Pais, is a doctor, and in the scope of his professional activity he performed functions and various positions …
Fernando and his second home Mr. Fernando lives with three other companions at Pousadinha, one of the buildings that used to be part of the former Colónia Rovisco Pais Hospital (HCRP), where he now receives all the care provided by the Center for Rehabilitation Medicine in the Centro Region. We went to meet him in …
The laboratory, by Mr. Rainho Laboratory HCRP 1968 Mr. Jorge Rainho Costa has worked in the Laboratory of the former Hospital Colónia Rovisco Pais (HCRP) since 1968 and told how this service worked. He confided that: “I was the last one to leave, and whoever closed the door!” And so, since his retirement, in 2000, …
Memories of Dr. Santos Silva Dr. Vítor Santos Silva was born in the year that the Hospital Colónia Rovisco Pais (HCRP) was inaugurated and his father – Dr. Manuel dos Santos Silva – was appointed member of the respective Installation Committee (27-09-1947). He grew up surrounded by the more or less evident reference to the …
