REVOLUTION, WOW! April 25th at the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Lisbon – VOL. III

The struggle continues, the last volume of the trilogy Revolution, man!, travels towards the transformations, temporary or definitive, that occur in the daily work of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa after the Carnation Revolution. A journey that reveals the place that the secular institution occupies in the path of democratic construction in the country. In this itinerary through the vibrant times that followed April 25, we get to know the frantic ping-pong that establishes itself between the dynamic reality of the country and the activity of the Santa Casa. The new ways of being and doing social action, grounded in close work. The integration into the secular institution of a vast number of social facilities that were then facing serious survival difficulties. The work done with residents' committees to meet the aspirations of the communities. The early effort to welcome the so-called “returnees.” The temporary transfer of the hospital establishments of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa – Alcoitão Rehabilitation Medicine Center and Sant’Ana Orthopedic Hospital – to the State's tutelage, with eyes set on the emergence of a National Health Service. Stages of a historical journey intensely populated by the challenges that prompted the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa to meet the needs of the population, whether they emerged from the young scenario of democratic building or the persistent ones from time immemorial.  Page 18 Times change, wills change. New intervention policies Page. 44 The broad mantle of the Misericórdia. Integrated facilities Page. 70 To resist is to win. Residents' committees, occupations, and popular mobilization Page. 100 Back and forth, a colossal migratory flow. The phenomenon of the “returnees” Page. 129 With the National Health Service on the horizon. The integration of HOSA and CMRA into the General Directorate of Hospitals Page. 154 The freedom to do, the boldness to serve. Pioneering intervention projects Page. Page. 164 Stories of the Revolution
Author: Ana R. Gomes
Research: Ana R. Gomes, Luisa Colen, and João Santana da Silva Review: J. L. Baptista
Graphic Designer: Catarina França / António Boura Photography: Municipal Archive of Lisbon/Photographic, Historical Archive
of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML), Carlos Teixeira - Archive
Photographic of the Sant'Ana Orthopedic Hospital of SCML, Ephemera - Library
and Archive of José Pacheco Pereira, Private collections of Conceição Albano,
Isabel Goes, and Teresa Gonçalves. Year of Publication: April, 2026
Publisher: Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
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