Unidade de Saúde Familiar Joane

Unidade de Saúde Familiar Joane (USF Joane) is a public family health unit based in Joane, in the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal. It operates as a functional unit for the provision of primary health care within the ACeS Ave - Famalicão, part of the Administração Regional de Saúde (ARS) Norte, the northern regional health administration of the Portuguese National Health Service (SNS). The unit was established on 19 November 2007 under the 'model A' framework and transitioned to 'model B' on 2 July 2008. In January 2019 it completed its accreditation process. The unit is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of family doctors, family nurses, clinical secretaries, trainee doctors, and operational assistants. Its catchment area covers the parishes of Joane, Vermoim, Pousada de Saramagos, Mogege, and Castelões, serving a population of more than 16,500 people. The unit is open Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 20:00 and can be contacted by telephone at 252 990 580 or by email at usf.joane@arsnorte.min-saude.pt. Its physical address is Largo 3 de Julho 183, 4770-222 Joane. As a public health unit, USF Joane is not a commercial enterprise in the traditional sense; it is a state-owned entity integrated into Portugal's public health system. Its 'brand' identity is tied to its role as a community health provider. The unit maintains a website (usfjoane.webnode.pt) and a Facebook page, and has published news items on topics such as a ticket dispenser (2022), telephone service (2022), and support for the REFOOD food waste initiative (2021).

Unidade de Saúde Familiar Joane was constituted on 19 November 2007 as a 'model A' family health unit. On 2 July 2008, it transitioned to 'model B'. In January 2019, it completed its accreditation process. The unit is integrated into the ACeS Ave - Famalicão, part of the Administração Regional de Saúde (ARS) Norte. It serves the parishes of Joane, Vermoim, Pousada de Saramagos, Mogege, and Castelões, with a population of more than 16,500 people. The team includes family doctors, family nurses, clinical secretaries, trainee doctors, and operational assistants. Dr. Rui Santos serves as coordinator.

• Constituted as a model A family health unit.

• Transitioned to model B.

• Completed accreditation process.

Public primary health care unit within Portugal's National Health Service, focused on community family health.

Product categories. Primary health care · Family medicine consultations · Nursing care · Preventive care · Chronic disease management

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