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Unidades Locais de Saúde, E.P.E. (39 ULS)
The 39 local health units that since 1 Jan 2024 deliver integrated primary and hospital care across mainland Portugal (31 created by DL 102/2023 plus 8 pre-existing), with 2,334 registered establishments incl. 93 hospital units and 1,615 UCSP/USF (ERS SRER, Oct 2025); each runs SPMS national systems plus locally procured clinical and administrative software.
- Acronym
- ULS
- Type
- Organisation
- Level
- Local
- Area
- Health
- Owner
- 39 Unidades Locais de Saúde, E.P.E. (Portugal continental)
- Used by
- citizens, public staff
- In service since
- 2024
- Evidence
- Checked against sources
- Product families
- Microsoft 365 [1]
- Would the model apply?
- Not yet analysed
Connections
13 documented links. Select any entry to open its page.
Reports to3
- CSIRT-SPMS (Computer Security Incident Response Team)SNS bodies must notify security incidents to SPMS and name a responsible officer (Despacho 1348/2017)
- Sistema de Informação Centralizado de ContabilidadeULS and other SNS entities do SNC-AP accounting on SICC
- Sistema de Registo de Estabelecimentos ReguladosAll ULS units must be registered in the SRER
Sends data to7
- Recursos Humanos e VencimentosPayroll/HR (WebRHV) used across SNS institutions
- Registo Nacional de UtentesSNS hospitals and primary-care units register users through the RNU portal
- SClínico HospitalarHospital clinical recording in ULS
- SClínico – Cuidados de Saúde PrimáriosPrimary-care clinical recording in ULS
- SINUS – sistema administrativo dos cuidados de saúde primáriosPrimary-care administrative application still in use; not integrated with SONHO (ERS 2026)
- Sistema de Gestão de Transporte de DoentesProfessionals request non-urgent patient transport
- SONHO – Sistema Integrado de Informação Hospitalar (v1 e v2)Hospital patient administration in ULS
Payments to1
- Faturação Hospitalar às SeguradorasSNS hospitals bill insurers for accident care
Network from1
- Rede de Informação da SaúdePrivate Ministry of Health WAN interconnecting SNS bodies' local networks · Network link
Gets data from1
- SARA IVR – Sistema de Atendimento e Resposta Ágil nos Cuidados de SaúdeIVR booking, prescription renewal and callback for primary-care units
What the owner signs for IT
We could not tie 39 Unidades Locais de Saúde, E.P.E. (Portugal continental) to a single buyer in Portal BASE. The owner may be a group of bodies, a private operator, or a body that buys under another name.