UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E.
Unidade Local de Saude da Cova da Beira, E.P.E. is a Portuguese public healthcare entity (Entidade Publica Empresarial, a state business-sector legal form) based in Covilha, Portugal, registered with the Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado. It was created under Decreto-Lei n.o 102/2023 of 7 November 2023, which restructured the former Centro Hospitalar Universitario da Cova da Beira, E.P.E. and integrated it with the Agrupamento de Centros de Saude da Cova da Beira, forming a single local health unit with effect from 1 January 2024. This reorganisation was part of a national programme converting Portugal’s hospital centres and primary-care groupings into unified Unidades Locais de Saude (ULS) within the Servico Nacional de Saude (SNS).
As a ULS, the entity operates as a single organisation combining hospital and primary-care services across its area of influence, which covers the municipalities of Covilha, Fundao, Belmonte and Penamacor. Its hospital facilities are located in Covilha and Fundao, and it also runs primary-care health centres in Covilha, Belmonte and Fundao. Its principal activity is the direct provision of public hospital and primary healthcare services, including emergency care, inpatient and outpatient hospital treatment, surgery, and community-based primary care, to the resident population of the Cova da Beira region.
Unidade Local de Saude da Cova da Beira, E.P.E. is not listed on any stock exchange. As a public-sector healthcare provider integrated into the SNS, it is funded and overseen through Portugal’s Ministerio da Saude and the SNS executive management structures rather than operating as a commercial enterprise.
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Shareholders of Unidade Local de Saude da Cova da Beira, E.P.E.
Unidade Local de Saude da Cova da Beira, E.P.E. is a Portuguese public business-sector entity (Entidade Publica Empresarial). Under this legal form, the Portuguese State is by statute the sole capital holder; E.P.E. entities have no private shareholders. This is corroborated by the entity’s inclusion in the public portfolio maintained by the Entidade do Tesouro e Financas (ETF), the Portuguese state body that tracks the government’s holdings in the state business sector, which lists Unidade Local de Saude da Cova da Beira, E.P.E. as one of its participations following its creation under Decreto-Lei n.o 102/2023 of 7 November 2023.
The ETF portfolio page for this entity does not publish a specific capital or percentage figure, consistent with the treatment of most SNS local health units on that registry.
Data availability
Not public in the conventional company-registry sense: as a wholly state-owned public entity, there is no disclosed private shareholder base, UBO or ownership percentage to report; the State’s sole ownership follows directly from the entity’s E.P.E. legal form rather than from a share register.
Sources
- Entidade do Tesouro e Financas (ETF), entity portfolio page, retrieved 16 September 2026, https://www.etf.gov.pt/uls-da-cova-da-beira
Officers
Directors and officers of Unidade Local de Saude da Cova da Beira, E.P.E.
The entity is governed by a Conselho de Administracao (Board of Directors), the statutory management body for Portuguese E.P.E. public health entities. The current board took office on 29 October 2024, following appointment through the Servico Nacional de Saude (SNS) executive management structure. Reported members and roles as of that date are: Joao Marques Gomes (President of the Board of Directors, an economist with a doctorate in Economics specialised in healthcare); Rosa Ballesteros (Clinical Director for Hospital Healthcare); Filipa Pinto (Director of Primary Healthcare); Nuno Pereira (Nursing Director); and Sandra Duarte (Executive Board Member, the only member retained from the previous administration).
This is a full current-board disclosure based on the most recent appointment reported by Portuguese healthcare press at the time of the board’s inauguration. Nationality, country of residence and historical (pre-2024) officer records for this entity are not disclosed in the sources reviewed. Roles shown are the official Portuguese titles as reported (Presidente do Conselho de Administracao, Diretor Clinico, Diretor de Enfermagem, Vogal Executivo).
Data availability
Officer information for this entity is Current only: the most recent board appointment (October 2024) is documented via Portuguese healthcare-sector news reporting on the appointment; the entity’s own primary governance page could not be retrieved directly for this update. Historical board composition prior to the ULS’s creation in 2024 is not covered here.
Sources
- HealthNews.pt, "ULS Cova da Beira presidida pelo economista Joao Marques Gomes", published 31 October 2024, retrieved 16 September 2026, https://healthnews.pt/2024/10/31/uls-cova-da-beira-presidida-pelo-economista-joao-marques-gomes/
Group Structure
UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E. sits 1 level below its ultimate parent, ENTIDADE DO TESOURO E FINANCAS, registered in Portugal. The full chain up to ENTIDADE DO TESOURO E FINANCAS is derived by walking shareholder filings across jurisdictions; no link in it is independently corroborated by UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E.'s own shareholder record.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E. do?
Public hospital and primary healthcare provider (E.P.E.) serving the Cova da Beira region of Portugal, formed 1 January 2024 by merging the Centro Hospitalar Universitario da Cova da Beira with the Agrupamento de Centros de Saude da Cova da Beira under Decreto-Lei n.o 102/2023.
Who owns UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E.?
Sole capital holder is the Portuguese State by statute (E.P.E. legal form); listed in the Entidade do Tesouro e Financas (ETF) state-participations portfolio. No private shareholders.
Who is UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E.'s UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
No Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) record is shown for UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E., as public access to Portugal's RCBE beneficial-ownership register ended on 1 November 2025, and access now requires demonstrating a legitimate interest via digital ID login.
What is UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E.'s company registration number?
UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E.'s registration number is 506361659, filed with Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado in Portugal. Its current status on the register is active.
Is UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E. still an active company?
UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E.'s status on Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado is listed as active.
What is UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E.'s registered address?
The registered address on file for UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E. is Covilhã, Portugal.
Is UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E. listed on a stock exchange?
Not listed on any stock exchange; public state-owned healthcare entity.
Who are the officers/directors of UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E.?
Governed by a Conselho de Administracao; current board led by President Joao Marques Gomes took office 29 October 2024.
Does UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E. have a parent company or subsidiaries?
UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE DA COVA DA BEIRA, E.P.E. sits 1 level below its ultimate parent, ENTIDADE DO TESOURO E FINANCAS, registered in Portugal.
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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This record is sourced directly from Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado and was last synced on 15 September 2026.