Lopes M R
Faculdade de Medicina de Coimbra.
Rev Port Cardiol. 1998 Mar;17(3):285-91.
The Medico-Social Cardiology Center of Coimbra, designed and founded by João Porto in 1941, played a remarkable (and pioneering) role in helping cardiac patients in the central part of Portugal. Its work was made possible by the commitment of many doctors, nurses and Social Center Bulletins. For a quarter of a century the number of medical and social interventions in favor of cardiac patients is truly remarkable. Meanwhile, improvements in the national social services--easier access to medical services, free semiology exams, subsidized drugs, state illness subsidies--caused a reduction of monetary contributions from both partners and wealthier and healthier cardiac patients. Little by little the Center's activity was reduced, which ultimately led to its recent dissolution. The Center's books were placed in the Archive of the University and its assets (bank deposits) were donated to the Association for the Development of Cardiology at the University Hospital in Coimbra. As its name suggests, the main goal of this non-profit association consists in the promotion of scientific and technological improvement of the Cardiology Department at the University Hospital of Coimbra.
科英布拉医学 - 社会心脏病学中心由若昂·波尔图于1941年设计并创立，在帮助葡萄牙中部的心脏病患者方面发挥了显著（且具有开创性）的作用。许多医生、护士以及社会中心公告的投入使得其工作得以开展。在长达四分之一世纪的时间里，有利于心脏病患者的医疗和社会干预数量着实可观。与此同时，国家社会服务的改善——更容易获得医疗服务、免费的症状学检查、补贴药物、国家疾病补贴——导致来自伴侣以及更富有、更健康的心脏病患者的资金捐助减少。该中心的活动逐渐减少，最终导致其最近解散。该中心的书籍被存放在大学档案馆，其资产（银行存款）被捐赠给了科英布拉大学医院心脏病学发展协会。顾名思义，这个非营利协会的主要目标在于促进科英布拉大学医院心脏病学系的科技进步。
