Mission 

The Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental (CHLO) has the mission of providing healthcare to all citizens within the scope of the responsibilities and capacities of the hospital units that comprise it, implementing the definitions of health policy at national and regional level, to strategic plans and decisions that are superiorly approved.

CHLO also develops complementary activities such as pre- and post-graduate education, research and training, subject to national regulation that governs the subject of teaching – learning processes in the health field, without prejudice to the conclusion of contracts for effects of internal organization, investment sharing and compensation of charges that are entered into.

Principles and Values

In the development of its activity, CHLO is governed by the following principles:

· Humanization and non-discrimination:

· Respect for the individual dignity of each patient;

· Health promotion in the community;

· Update in the face of advances in research and science;

· Technical and professional excellence;

· Professional ethics;

· Promotion of multidisciplinarity;

· Respect for the environment.

Strategic Objectives

In its performance, CHLO is guided by the pursuit of the following strategic objectives:

· Provision of humanized, quality and timely health care;

· Increased efficiency and effectiveness, within a framework of sustainable economic and financial balance;

· Development of differentiation and reference areas in the provision of health care;

· Implementation of outpatient and home health care projects to minimize the impact of hospitalization;

· Promotion of research and professional training.