Hospital Correia Picanço
Hospital emergency department · Recife, Brazil
Can I go now?
Contact the clinic to arrange a visit
The state page gives (81) 3184-3927, 3184-3958 and 3184-3977; it does not publish the emergency's hours.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — The Ministry of Health says foreign tourists can use the public urgent-care network free of charge (see the city note); the hospital's page does not say what it asks of a visitor.
About
Pernambuco's state reference hospital for infectious diseases, whose infectious-diseases emergency is listed as taking cases of accidental sexual exposure — the route to PEP in Recife — and whose outpatient clinic sees more than 2,000 people a month living with HIV.
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
The state page gives (81) 3184-3927, 3184-3958 and 3184-3977; it does not publish the emergency's hours.
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. |
| Rapid HIV test | Everyone | Free The Ministry of Health says HIV tests are done free of charge by the SUS at public network units and testing centres. |
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
- PEP in this country. Brazil's Ministry of Health says PEP is offered free of charge by the public health system (SUS), must be started within 72 hours of the exposure and is taken for 28 days. In Recife the state's reference hospital for infectious diseases, Hospital Correia Picanço in Tamarineira, is the named route for accidental sexual exposure.Published by Ministério da Saúde (Brazil)· 22 Sep 2026
- 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
Emergency number: 192
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · Published by Secretaria de Saúde do Estado de Pernambuco · 22 Sep 2026 · portal.saude.pe.gov.br — State health department page for the hospital: 'Referência estadual para o tratamento de doenças infecto-contagiosas, especificamente Aids e meningite'; 'A unidade também é referência para acidente de trabalho em profissionais da área de saúde com exposição a material biológico e exposição sexual acidental. O ambulatório, que atende mais de 2 mil pessoas por mês, contempla várias especialidades voltadas para pessoas vivendo com o HIV (PVHIV)'; under Emergência: 'Infectologia (HIV, meningite, profissionais da área de saúde vítimas de acidentes com materiais biológicos, casos de exposição sexual acidental)'; address 'Rua Padre Roma, 149 Tamarineira Recife - PE', phones '(81) 3184.3927 - 3958 - 3977'.
- e2 · Published by Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) · 22 Sep 2026 · www.gov.br — Ministry of Health PEP page: 'A PEP é oferecida gratuitamente pelo SUS', 'A PEP deve ser iniciada no máximo em até 72 horas após a exposição', 'A profilaxia é realizada por 28 dias'.
- e3 · Published by Ministério da Saúde (Brazil) · 22 Sep 2026 · www.gov.br — Ministry of Health HIV diagnosis page: 'Esses testes são realizados gratuitamente pelo Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS)' 'nas unidades da rede pública e nos Centros de Testagem e Aconselhamento (CTAs)'.
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