UPA Porto de Galinhas
UPA Porto de Galinhas Enfermeiro João José de Lima is the urgent care unit (UPA) of the Ipojuca municipal health network. It is in Merepe, outside the Vila (the village center of Porto de Galinhas), and treats residents and visitors in urgent and emergency situations 24 hours a day, every day.
Care is walk-in, without appointments, and patients are seen according to risk classification, not order of arrival. The unit handles clinical and pediatric emergencies, wound dressings and minor procedures, sample collection for lab tests and electrocardiograms. The phone number is (81) 3559-0934.
For non-urgent appointments, Policlínica Porto de Galinhas is open on weekdays. Hospital Carozita Brito, on Rodovia PE-38, in Nossa Senhora do Ó, has 24-hour clinical, pediatric, orthopedic trauma and dental emergency care, phone (81) 3527-9339.
