Pronto Atendimento Cruzeiro do Sul
Pronto Atendimento (PA) Cruzeiro do Sul
Hospital emergency department · Porto Alegre, Brazil
Can a visitor use it?
Yes — Brazil's Ministry of Health says foreign tourists can seek care in the public urgent-care network and that it is free. The statement is about the SUS urgent-care network in general, not this unit.
Published by Ministério da Saúde (Brazil)· 22 Sep 2026About
A municipal emergency unit south of the centre that the city health department names for PEP after 22:00, and the state lists for PEP at weekends and on holidays, when the daytime testing centres and pharmacies are closed.
This clinic doesn’t advertise itself as LGBTQ+ friendly. Most clinics don’t, so this isn’t a sign that it’s unwelcoming. If you’ve been, tell us how you were treated.
Services
Booking, access & languages
Languages: Portuguese
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| PEP (after HIV exposure) | Everyone | Free The Ministry of Health says PEP is offered free of charge by the public health system (SUS); start within 72 hours, taken for 28 days. |
Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.
Brazil: good to know
- What visitors pay. Brazil's Ministry of Health says a foreign tourist with a health problem can also seek care in the urgent-care network of the public health system (SUS), including SAMU ambulances on 192 and 24-hour UPA units, and that these services are free. The page does not list any documents a tourist must show.Published by Ministério da Saúde (Brazil)· 22 Sep 2026
- PEP in this country. The Ministry of Health says PEP is free through the SUS, must start within 72 hours and lasts 28 days. In April 2026 the city health department said PEP is available until 22:00 at Unidade de Saúde São Carlos (Av. Bento Gonçalves, 6670; 13:00–22:00) and at the Modelo (Av. Jerônimo de Ornelas, 55), Navegantes (Av. Presidente Franklin Roosevelt, 5) and Restinga (Rua Álvaro Difini, 520) district pharmacies (8:00–22:00); in regular hours at the SAE units, including SAE Santa Marta in the centre; and after 22:00 at the Lomba do Pinheiro, Cruzeiro do Sul and Bom Jesus emergency units and UPA Moacyr Scliar.Published by Prefeitura de Porto Alegre· 22 Sep 2026
Emergency number: 192
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · Published by Prefeitura de Porto Alegre · 22 Sep 2026 · www.prefeitura.poa.br — City health department news of 14 April 2026: 'After 22:00, the guidance is that users seek care at the Lomba do Pinheiro, Cruzeiro do Sul and Bom Jesus emergency units, as well as UPA Moacyr Scliar'; PEP is 28 days of antiretrovirals started within 72 hours. The page gives no address or hours for this unit.
- e2 · Published by Secretaria Estadual da Saúde do Rio Grande do Sul · 22 Sep 2026 · observatorioaids.saude.rs.gov.br — State HIV observatory PEP page: under 'care at weekends and holidays' for Porto Alegre lists 'Pronto Atendimento Cruzeiro do Sul, Rua Professor Manoel Lobato, 151, phone (51) 3289-4016'; advises checking each service's hours and phoning first.
- e3 · Published by Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) · 22 Sep 2026 · www.gov.br — Ministry of Health traveller page: foreign tourists can seek care in the SUS urgent-care network (SAMU 192 and 24-hour UPA units); these services are free.
- e4 · Published by Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) · 22 Sep 2026 · www.gov.br — Ministry of Health PEP page: PEP is offered free of charge by the SUS, must start within 72 hours and is taken for 28 days.
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