Hospital da Luz Setúbal obtained the maximum rating of three stars in the clinical area of Orthopaedics (Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty), in the latest evaluation of Clinical Excellence by the national Health Regulatory Authority (ERS), in the context of the SINAS program (National System of Evaluation in Health). SINAS is an evaluation system of global quality in healthcare providing establishments, with volunteer participation. This report refers to the period between the 1 st July 2018 and the 30 th June 2019. The maximum rating (three stars) is assigned when the results are higher to the average of the totality of healthcare providers englobed in the evaluation (156 healthcare providers). The HL Setúbal also obtained the maximum rating in the other quality dimensions evaluated by Check-list, namely Patient Safety, Adequacy and Comfort of Premises, and Focus on Client. Other units of Hospital da Luz network with maximum and high ratings Four other units of Hospital da Luz network also submitted themselves to the ERS evaluation and all obtained the maximum rating of clinical excellence in several areas, namely Hospital da Luz Arrábida, Hospital da Luz Aveiro, Hospital da Luz Lisboa and Hospital da Luz Póvoa de Varzim. Hospital da Luz Lisboa is actually one of the two hospitals in the country with more clinical areas recognized with the maximum excellence rating : six (a number only equalled by Hospital de Braga).
