Private
Private hospital in central Florianópolis, Baía Sul group. Obstetrics is listed among specialties, but the CNES registry marks no obstetric center: confirm with the hospital whether births take place, the terms and the doula rules.
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The hospital was founded in 1789 and belongs to the Baía Sul group (HUB Florianópolis).
Obstetrics and gynecology are listed among the specialties on the hospital’s website; there is no separate page on a maternity unit.
In the national CNES registry (the “Hospital Baía Sul S A Filial” record at this address) an obstetric center is not marked; the record was updated on September 3, 2025. Confirm births with the hospital.
In 2025, when births were suspended at Hospital Ilha, patients were referred, among others, to Santa Helena and Imperial Hospital de Caridade (NSC Total).
No separate doula admission rules were found on the hospital’s website (checked on October 3, 2026). Check the admission procedure and documents with the hospital in advance.
Santa Catarina state law 16.869/2016 requires public and private maternity hospitals to admit a doula at the woman’s request; the facility sets the admission procedure.
Federal law 15.381/2026 (art. 6, in force since April 9, 2026): a doula’s presence at the woman’s request is ensured in public and private maternity hospitals, and any extra charge for her presence in labor is prohibited.
Paid, under a contract with the clinic and the medical team: the terms and the amount are discussed directly.
By law, a woman has the right to a companion of her choice (Lei 14.737/2023) and to ask for a doula to be admitted (Lei SC 16.869/2016). These are two separate rights. How they work in this hospital is covered in the facts and in the doula section.
The doula access rules for this hospital have not been checked yet. State law requires hospitals to admit a doula at the woman’s request. Ask the hospital about the admission procedure in advance.
Hospital Universitário Professor Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago (HU-UFSC)
UFSC’s university hospital, SUS only. Obstetric emergencies and births: by referral or by assigned area (18 Centros de Saúde clinics in Florianópolis). Written rules and registration exist for doulas.
Maternidade Carmela Dutra (MCD)
State public maternity hospital, SUS care at no charge to the patient. Santa Catarina’s first public maternity hospital, about 300 births a month. A doula is admitted under the hospital’s rules.
Hospital Regional de São José Dr. Homero de Miranda Gomes (HRSJ)
State public hospital in São José, a neighboring city in Greater Florianópolis. It has a maternity unit, obstetric emergency care and neonatal intensive care. Check the admission procedure and the rules for doulas.
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