Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares - Pro Dignitate

� Opening to the community, namely in the area of Physiotherapy, making the
therapeutical swimming pool profitable as well as other technical facilities.
� Treatment and follow-up of people suffering of war stress.
� Expansion of the temporary residential area.
� Reformulation of the professional activities
� Restructuring of the “Health Card”
� Integration in the Portuguese Red Cross development policy and in its social
chapter.
� Implementation of the new Management model
� Access to health services exclusive to members.
� Progressive increase of available services.
� Expansion of the geographic area covered by the services.
� Strategic partnership with the BPI Bank in June 2002, involving the
management of the CVP card
� Successful management transition of the CVP card to the BPI Bank
� Launching of a new member card in January enabling the access to the CVP
services, under certain conditions (Health, Insurance, Senior and Leisure)
� Nursing Higher Education School in Oliveira de Azeméis
� Signing of a protocol with the Municipality of Oliveira de Azeméis for the
installation and support to that School.
� Opening of the School in March 2002 with 52 students enrolled in the
Nursing program. For the 2002/ 2003 academic year there are about 100
students enrolled.
� The Nursing Complementary Course (License) is in the approval process by
the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. 41 students have enrolled so
far.
� Nursing Higher Education School of Lisbon
In 2003, the Portuguese Red Cross Board chaired by Madame Barroso Soares was
preparing the establishment of the School in new facilities, Av. de Ceuta nº 1, in
Lisbon, in a building offered by the Defence Ministry.