Azores more than doubles funding for former Misericórdia Hospital in Angra
Azores GuideThe restored convent and former hospital on Terceira will house a 42-place dementia care unit and a 36-place day centre.
The Azores Regional Government has raised its investment in the restoration of the Convento das Concepcionistas and former Misericórdia Hospital in Angra do Heroísmo, on Terceira, from 4.7 million to 10.35 million euros.
Regional Secretary for Health and Social Security Mónica Seidi announced the increase on 10 November in Angra do Heroísmo. She was signing an investment cooperation contract with the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Angra do Heroísmo, which secures continued funding for the works. The increase comes from Council of Government Resolution 140/2026 of 5 November.
The building was badly damaged in the 1980 earthquake. Work began in February 2025 and is under way. The project keeps heritage features of the building, including the cloister.
The building will hold 78 social care places. A new continuing care unit for people with dementia will have 42 places, which the government says increases current capacity on Terceira by 88%. The island now has 48 contracted beds in the Regional Network of Integrated Continuing Care, in Angra do Heroísmo and Praia da Vitória. The project also includes 36 day centre places.
The government plans more than six million euros of investment in social infrastructure on Terceira in 2027. It includes work at the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Angra do Heroísmo, Lar D. Pedro V, the Ribeirinha day centre and nurseries in São Mateus, Santa Bárbara and Praia da Vitória.
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