List of Hospitals in Portugal

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 1,126 hospitals in Portugal, one in every 758 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: three in five have one to four people, and only 244 firms employ 50 people or more. Three in ten of all hospitals are based in Lisboa, Porto, Oeiras, Sintra and Coimbra. Below you find the largest hospitals in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

1,126 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies1,1261 in758 Portuguese companiesCities237Largest cityLisboa 153Employees1-4 (60%)Revenue< $100K (38%)Email29%Phone56%Website38%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Unidade Local De Saúde De São João, E.P.E.	Portugal	Porto	Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro	Porto	4200-319	*****.pt	2011	$876,723,245	7,768	Government body	1699	509821197
2	Unidade Local De Saúde De Coimbra, E.P.E.	Portugal	Coimbra	Avenida Doutor Bissaya Barreto	Coimbra	3000-075	*****.pt	2011	$863,187,254	10,213	Government body	1699	510103448
3	Unidade Local De Saúde De Santa Maria, E.P.E.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Professor Egas Moniz	Lisboa	1649-028	*****.pt	2008	$832,201,254	7,601	Government body	1699	508481287
4	Unidade Local De Saúde De Santo António, E.P.E.	Portugal	Porto	Largo Professor Abel Salazar	Porto	4099-003	*****.pt	2023	$705,519,931	6,320	Government body	1699	517392259
5	Unidade Local De Saúde Do Algarve, E.P.E.	Portugal	Faro	Rua Leão Penedo	Faro	8000-386	*****.pt	2013	$619,671,104	6,685	Government body	1699	510745997
6	Unidade Local De Saúde De Lisboa Ocidental, E.P.E.	Portugal	Lisboa	Estrada Forte Do Alto Duque	Lisboa	1449-005	*****.pt	2005	$598,290,554	5,664	Government body	1699	507618319
7	Unidade Local De Saúde De GAIA/ESPINHO, E.P.E.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Rua Conceicão Fernandes, S/n	Porto	4434-502	*****.pt	2007	$574,344,101	5,713	Government body	1699	508142156
8	Unidade Local De Saúde De AMADORA/SINTRA, E.P.E.	Portugal	Amadora	Itinerário Complementar 19 Acesso Ao Hospital	Lisboa	2720-276	*****.pt	2008	$559,953,519	5,040	Government body	1699	503035416
9	Unidade Local De Saúde De Braga, E.P.E.	Portugal	Braga	Sete Fontes	Braga	4710-243	*****.pt	2019	$551,239,617	4,656	Government body	1699	515545180
10	Unidade Local De Saúde Do Tâmega E Sousa, E.P.E.	Portugal	Penafiel	Avenida Do Hospital Padre Américo, 210	Porto	4560-136	*****.pt	2007	$534,457,679	4,455	Government body	1699	508318262
11	Servico De Saúde Da Região Autónoma Da Madeira, Eperam	Portugal	Funchal	Avenida Luís de Camões, 57	Ilha Da Madeira	9004-514	*****.pt	1977	$458,273,759	5,831	Government body	125	511228848
12	Unidade Local De Saúde De São José, E.P.E.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua José António Serrano	Lisboa	1150-199	*****.pt	2007	$453,945,610	9,059	Government body	1699	508080142
13	Unidade Local De Saúde Da Região De Leiria, E.P.E.	Portugal	Leiria	Rua das Olhalvas	Leiria	2410-197	*****.pt	2011	$430,033,417	3,502	Government body	1699	509822932
14	Unidade Local De Saúde De Entre O Douro E Vouga, E. P. E.	Portugal	Santa Maria Da Feira	Rua Doutor Cândido Pinho	Aveiro	4520-211	*****.pt	2009	$398,502,370	3,645	Government body	1699	508878462
15	Hospital Da Luz, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Lusíada, 100	Lisboa	1500-650	*****.pt	2006	$396,998,113	2,296	Corporation	969	507485637
16	Unidade Local De Saúde De Almada-Seixal, E.P.E.	Portugal	Almada	Avenida Torrado Da Silva, Bairro Do Matadouro	Setúbal	2805-267	*****.pt	1930	$368,590,229	3,061	Government body	1699	506361470
17	Unidade Local De Saúde Do Alto Minho, E.P.E.	Portugal	Viana Do Castelo	Estrada de Santa Luzia	Viana Do Castelo	4904-858	*****.pt	2008	$331,414,167	3,187	Government body	1699	508786193
18	Hospital Cuf Tejo, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Avenida Do Forte, 3 2º	Lisboa	2790-073	*****.pt	1971	$299,157,083	500	Corporation	185	500142742
19	Unidade Local De Saúde De Matosinhos, E.P.E.	Portugal	Matosinhos	Rua Doutor Eduardo Torres	Porto	4464-513	*****.pt	2003	$280,126,896	2,895	Government body	1699	506361390
20	Unidade Local De Saúde Do Médio Tejo, E.P.E.	Portugal	Tomar	Avenida Maria de Lourdes Mello E Castro	Santarém	2300-625	*****.pt	2001	$267,031,832	2,693	Government body	1699	506361608
21	Instituto Português De Oncologia De Lisboa Francisco Gentil, E.P.E.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Professor Lima Basto	Lisboa	1099-023	*****.pt	1923	$244,037,364	2,158	Government body	1699	506361616
22	Hospital Cuf Descobertas, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Mário Botas, S/n	Lisboa	1998-018	*****.pt	2000	$242,956,635	1,346	Corporation	185	504872982
23	Instituto Português De Oncologia Do Porto Francisco Gentil, E.P.E.	Portugal	Porto	Rua Doutor António Bernardino de Almeida	Porto	4200-072	*****.pt	1974	$239,607,113	2,544	Government body	1699	506362299
24	Unidade Local De Saúde Da Lezíria, E.P.E.	Portugal	Santarém	Avenida Bernardo Santareno	Santarém	2005-177	*****.pt	2005	$197,866,775	1,805	Government body	1699	506361462
25	Unidade Local De Saúde De Viseu Dão-Lafões, E.P.E.	Portugal	Viseu	Avenida Rei Dom Duarte	Viseu	3500-643	*****.pt	2011	$178,276,288	3,510	Government body	1699	509822940

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How many hospitals are there in Portugal?

Hospitals in Portugal

1,126

21 October 2026

There are 1,126 hospitals in Portugal in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 758 Portuguese companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every month this year (11 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 492 44%
Head offices: 94
Branch offices: 540

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 8610. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 8610.

142 of the 1,126 are Lda and S.A. (13%); 0 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most hospitals in Portugal (153), ahead of Porto (56), Oeiras (56), Sintra (25) and Coimbra (25). Together the five hold three in ten of them.

Cities by number of firms

237 Portuguese cities have at least one hospital; 26 have ten or more; 107 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Hospitals in Lisboa

Lisboa has 153 hospitals, 0.2% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 24% above the national share. Two in three Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 36 have 50 or more. 3 new firms were entered in 2026, 11 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 87 · 64%
5-9: 2 · 1%
10-19: 3 · 2%
20-49: 7 · 5%
50+: 36 · 27%

Legal form

Sole traders: 0 · 0%
Partnerships: 78 · 51%
Lda and S.A.: 19 · 12%
Other or none: 56 · 37%

Of the Portuguese total: 13.6%
Of all Lisboa companies: 0.2%
Against the national share: 1.2×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 3
Entered 2025: 3
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 27.3%

Old

Before 1990: 11 · 7%
1990 or later: 142 · 93%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 21.2%

Reachable

Email: 40 · 26%
Phone: 66 · 43%
Website: 51 · 33%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 36 · 34%
$100K-$500K: 44 · 41%
$500K-$1M: 2 · 2%
$1M and more: 25 · 23%

Largest

19,059
22,296
32,292
41,346
51,167

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Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 800 Portuguese hospitals with a known headcount, 477 (60%) have one to four people, 15 have five to nine, 64 have ten to 49 and 244 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (218, 38%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 10492 62%
Small 10 to 4964 8%
Medium 50 to 249174 22%
Large 250+70 9%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

126

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 107 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest hospitals in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa. Click a name for the record.

Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, E.P.E. is the largest hospital in Portugal by headcount. 244 firms employ 50 people or more; 191 employ 100 or more.

1Coimbra · public body10,213 staff
2Funchal · public body5,831 staff
3Lisboa2,296 staff
4Lisboa2,292 staff
5Ponta Delgada · public body2,156 staff
6Portimão1,346 staff
7Cascais1,326 staff
8Porto1,248 staff
9Lisboa1,167 staff
10Ponta Delgada · public body915 staff

By employee size · 800 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	477	60%
5-9	15	2%
10-19	16	2%
20-49	48	6%
50-99	53	7%
100-199	64	8%
200-499	57	7%
500-999	16	2%
1,000+	54	7%

60% have 1 to 4 people; 48 have 20 to 49; 244 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	218	38%
$100K-$500K	186	33%
$500K-$1M	13	2%
$1M-$5M	24	4%
$5M-$10M	19	3%
$10M-$50M	46	8%
$50M-$100M	17	3%
$100M-$500M	34	6%
$500M+	10	2%

38% under $100,000; 24 between $1M and $5M; 126 above $5M.

How reachable are they?

Hospitals are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 56% list a phone number and 38% a website.

Email323 29%
Phone628 56%
Website429 38%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 15 doctors for every hospital in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Doctors	17,419	16%	89%
Dental Companies	8,197	27%	82%
Pharmacy Companies	3,727	75%	33%
Optometrist Companies	1,142	75%	64%
Hospitals	1,126	38%	42%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	85,544	3.0
The USA	65,427	1.0
France	19,087	1.3
The UK	18,329	2.1
Ukraine	5,564	3.2
Portugal	1,126	1.3

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Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

Only one firm in eight is a Lda or S.A..

Partnerships35131%
Lda and S.A.14213%
No form on record or other63356%

Single-site: 44%
Head offices: 94
Branches: 540

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 8 Portuguese hospitals from before 1900, 21 from before 1950 and 52 from before 1990.

1839
1. Figueira Da Foz
1843
1. Santiago Do Cacém
1860
1. Caldas Da Rainha
1860
1. Lisboa
1872
1. Lisboa
1885
1. Felgueiras

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Frequently asked questions

How many hospitals are there in Portugal?

There are 1,126 hospitals in Portugal in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 758 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest hospital in Portugal?

Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, E.P.E. in Coimbra, with 10,213 staff. By revenue Hospital da Luz, S.A. in Lisboa leads with $397.0 million a year.

Which Portuguese city has the most hospitals?

Lisboa, with 153, ahead of Porto (56), Oeiras (56), Sintra (25) and Coimbra (25).

How many hospitals are there in Lisboa?

153, which is 0.2% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 24% above the national share.

How big is a typical hospital?

Small. 60% of the 800 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 244 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese hospitals sole traders or companies?

None (0) are sole traders, 31% are partnerships and 13% (142) are Lda and S.A..

How many hospitals started in 2026?

11 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 29 in 2025. 3 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest hospital in Portugal?

Unidade Local de Saúde do Baixo Mondego, E.P.E. in Figueira Da Foz, 1839, followed by Hospital do Conde do Bracial in Santiago Do Cacém (1843) and Montepio Rainha Dona Leonor - Associacão Mutualista in Caldas Da Rainha (1860). 8 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers hospitals?

Portuguese hospitals are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 8610. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 8610.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 1,126 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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