{"id":2020,"date":"2026-09-17T18:07:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdo.pt\/our-work\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T18:36:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T18:36:55","slug":"our-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pdo.pt\/en\/our-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Our work"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our work<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

There are people who turn a hospital room into a place of joy.<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Palha\u00e7os d\u2019Opital takes its mission to 11 hospitals from the north to the south of Portugal. On every visit, we turn hospital rooms into places of joy and bring our art to older people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Goals<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

What we aim to change on every visit.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

A long hospital stay can take us away from our routine, from the people we love and from everything that makes us feel at home. Our work aims to break that isolation and create moments that make the days lighter and more human. The impact of each visit goes beyond the person in hospital: it also reaches the families who accompany them and the healthcare professionals who care for them every day. For a few moments, the hospital becomes a place of humanity and joy, where there is room to smile again, even on the hardest days.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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How we work<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

What goes into every visit.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

The work of Palha\u00e7os d\u2019Opital starts long before each visit. We invest more than 250 hours a year in internal and external training, in areas such as dementia, palliative care and hospital hygiene. This preparation, often invisible to those who watch the visits, is essential to adapt each visit to the needs and reality of older people in hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Where we are<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Partner hospitals.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

From north to south, alongside those who need it most.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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