Unidade Local de Saúde (ULS)

Institution Description

ULSAM integrates two hospital units, located in Viana do Castelo and Ponte de Lima, and 12 health centers, serving a population of 230 thousand inhabitants.

Our mission is to provide excellent, personalized and humanized health care, respecting the integrity and dignity of patientes, with a focus on innovation and efficiency of treatment.

General Indicators

No. of active clinical studies by study type

33

Active Clinical Trials
5

Active Non-Interventional Studies

No. of initiated clinical studies by study type

2

Clinical Trials initiated
4

Non-Interventional Studies initiated

No. of active non-interventional clinical studies by therapeutic area

No. of active non-interventional clinical studies by sponsor type

No. of active Clinical trials by sponsor type

No. of active clinical trials per phase

No. of active clinical trials by trial object

No. of active clinical trials by therapeutic area

86

No. of health professionals with specific training in GCP (Good Clinical Practices)

Global Capacity Indicators

398

No. of available beds in the institution
732

No. of Physicians in the Institution
1038

No. of Nurses in the Institution
15

No. of Pharmacists in the Institution
230 thousand

No. of Inhabitants covered by the institution

HR Indicators Allocated to Research

Total number of people dedicated to clinical research in the institution

41

Researchers
5

Managers, Administrative, Legal and Financial
2

Study coordinators
15

Nurses
10

Pharmacists

Efficiency Indicators

16

Total number of participants recruited for clinical trials and interventional clinical studies of medical devices
28 days

Average time between submission and approval of the Financial Contract in clinical trials and interventional clinical studies of medical devices

Áreas de investigação clínica de interesse / com maior experiência