Alexandre Lourenço is CEO/Chairman Coimbra's Healthcare Integrated Delivery System and Adjunct Professor at the National School of Public Health - Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NOVA SPH) where he coordinates the World Health Organization Colaborating Centre on Health Management. He is a member of the Portuguese Health Regulatory Authority Advisory Board representing public healthcare providers. He has held public positions in various institutions of the Ministry of Health and was a consultant to the World Health Organization (2014-2023), supporting dozens of countries in the areas of healthcare financing and delivery. He holds a PhD in management from the Nova School of Business & Economics. Specialised in hospital administration, he has a postgraduate degree in primary healthcare management and a Master's in Health Management. He served as President of the Portuguese Association of Hospital Administrators (2016-2022), a member of the Board of the European Hospital Managers Association (2016-2022), Treasurer of the European Health Management Association (2019-2024) and co-chair of the Scientific Council of the World Hospital Congress (2022–2023).
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CEO/Chairman Coimbra’s Healthcare Integrated Delivery System
Adjunct Professor National School of Public Health - Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NOVA SPH)
Editor-in-Chief EXEC HealthManagement.org - The Journal
Regrettable healthcare management decisions—errors, missed opportunities, and resource allocation pitfalls—can be profoundly costly and impactful. The ripple effects of such missteps can strain operational efficiency, compromise patient care, and erode the essential trust that underpins the relationship between healthcare providers and their communities. Yet, it is not the absence of mistakes...
READ MOREIn light of the climate crisis’s imminent threat to human well-being and the profound economic consequences it carries, we, as healthcare managers, occupy a crucial position in addressing these multifaceted challenges. Our roles extend far beyond traditional healthcare administration, encompassing a vital responsibility for environmental sustainability within healthcare systems. We must allocate resources...
READ MOREThe most important asset for healthcare is healthcare workers. However, this sector faces significant challenges regarding this valuable resource, which have been further exacerbated because of the pandemic. According to the World Health Organization, there will be a shortfall of 15 million healthcare workers by 2030 . Clearly, the future needs new workforce management approaches to...
READ MOREThe COVID-19 pandemic has triggered several changes in how healthcare systems are run globally. The focus has shifted from relying exclusively on brick-and-mortar healthcare facilities to digital avenues that could help deliver care virtually. Telemedicine, remote patient monitoring and out-patient care are some of the avenues that have been explored. Over the last two years, there has been a...
READ MOREThe COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across the globe. Healthcare systems are facing significant financial challenges in terms of lost revenue, resource shortages, and increased healthcare costs. Never before has there been a greater need to focus on planning and budgeting, identifying reasons for the lack of preparedness by the healthcare sector, improving accountability, analysing performance,...
READ MOREA report of the digital conference on Reset 2021, organised by HealthManagement.org with Alexandre Lourenço as the moderator and Prof Davide Caramella, Dr Rafael Grossmann, Christian Hay, John Nosta, Prof Robert Vander Stichele and Dr Rafael Vidal-Perez as panellists. Key Points In 2020, there were many lessons to learn from the pandemic experience, including inefficient
READ MORE2020 was an eye-opener for most healthcare systems around the globe. Fighting against the pandemic required new types of skills, leadership and organisation, and new types of support, practices and supply systems. Everything at every level, from global to the most local, has changed and will never be the same. It is the ‘new normal’. As such, 2021 will be the year to prove whether we have learnt...
READ MOREThe COVID-19 pandemic has exposed numerous vulnerabilities in global health systems. The existing facilities have been insufficient, and much of non-COVID-19 care has been suspended. The infrastructure and supply chains have proven to be easily disrupted. The public health efforts led by local, national and international agencies have received a lot of criticism. After the initial shock of global...
READ MOREAs COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across the globe, spreading to new regions and threatening with resurgence in those already affected, healthcare professionals are working tirelessly to develop and implement effective strategies for patient treatment, organisational management and public health measures. They are also looking beyond the pandemic to anticipate not only the ‘new normal’ but a redesigned
READ MORESummary: The COVID-19 crisis has uncovered a plethora of issues with the health systems in Europe and is predicted to have enormous consequences – both in healthcare and elsewhere. In early April, our EXEC Editor-in-Chief Alexandre Lourenço talked to HealthManagement.org about the challenges hospitals in the EU have been facing and contemplated the changes in healthcare, economy and society post-pande
READ MOREIn 10 years, the healthcare system will be a different beast. The power of technology and data will change the way we face the current challenges driving us towards more integrated care based on population health and value, with increased patient engagement. This all means the old healthcare provision paradigm is crumbling. Not that hospitals will not be there, but they will be reimagined. Like...
READ MOREHealthManagement.org is proud to welcome on board Alexandre Lourenço as our new EXEC Editor-in-Chief. Lourenço serves as President of the Portuguese Association of Hospital Managers, Board and Executive Committee member of the European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM), Board Member of the European Health Management Association and Honorary Fellow of the Brazilian College of Health Executives....
READ MOREHealthcare is becoming more and more successful, allowing us to endure into an unprecedented old age. At the same time, in developed countries, the fertility rate is lowering. These two phenomena have led to what international organisations have been saying for years: the population is getting older. Now, the question of the ageing population is no longer a theoretical scenario earmarked for the future;...
READ MOREThe 27th EAHM Congress looks at providing healthcare to a changing population and adapting to digitisation With the 27th European Association of Hospital Managers (EAHM) Congress being held in Cascais, Lisbon at the end of September, HealthManagement interviews Alexandre Lourenço, President of hosting organisation, the Portuguese Association of Hospital Managers, on the changing face of...
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