Santa Maria emergency services transition to new systems and reinforce teams on Saturday

The Santa Maria Local Health Unit (ULSSM) is transitioning its emergency services to the SONHO V2 and SClínico systems on Saturday 7 November 2026. The hospital has reinforced staff for this day to maintain full functionality across central, pediatric, and obstetric/gynecologic emergency departments during the digital update.

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If you need emergency care at Hospital Santa Maria on Saturday 7 November 2026, the service will remain open, but the transition to new software may cause potential service delays; the hospital has proactively added extra staff to mitigate these impacts.

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