48 new acute beds for Ennis Hospital
*Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly (FF). Photograph: Brian Arthur 48 new acute hospital beds are to be put in place at Ennis Hospital over the next four years.
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Buying Barrington’s not an either or with Ennis upgrading
*Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy outside Barrington’s Hospital. “DUE DILIGENCE” must be followed in acting on a motion by Clare councillors urging the Minister for Health and the Government to acquire Barrington’s Hospital.
239 patients have died on trolleys at UHL since 2019
*UL Hospitals Group Chief Executive, Colette Cowan. 239 patients have died waiting on trolleys and on chairs at the emergency department of University Hospital Limerick (UHL) since 2019.
HIQA review to examine case for additional ED in Mid-West
*Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly visiting Ennis Hospital. Photograph: Brian Arthur MINISTER FOR HEALTH, Stephen Donnelly (FF) has commissioned a review by HIQA into emergency care capacity in the Mid-West region.
‘Inevitable’ that Mid-West will get another emergency department says Clare TD
*Cathal Crowe. Photograph: John O’Neill A CLARE GOVERNMENT TD has said it is inevitable that an additional accident and emergency department will be needed in the Mid-West.
UHL nurses & doctors ‘burnt out’ admits Health Minister who says reconfiguration has failed in Mid-West
Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly (FF) visited University Hospital Limerick (UHL) where he met with management, including Regional Executive Officer Sandra Broderick and the Health Service Executive (HSE) CEO Bernard Gloster. Photograph: Don Moloney MINISTER FOR Health, Stephen Donnelly (FF) has said reconfiguration of health services in the Mid-West has not worked and said nurses …
Friends of Ennis Hospital make ‘compelling case’ to HSE Exec for restoring services in Clare
*Ennis Hospital. ACTIVIST group, Friends of Ennis Hospital have said the newly appointed HSE Regional Executive Officer has acknowledged the ‘compelling case’ for the restoration of services in Co Clare.
Friends of Ennis Hospital refute advice of HSE’s Chief Clinical Officer not to reopen emergency department
FRIENDS OF ENNIS Hospital have refuted the clinical advice of the HSE’s Chief Clinical Officer not to reopen 24 hour emergency departments in Ennis, Nenagh and St John’s.
‘The last thing we need in the HSE is a recruitment freeze’
*Cllr Ann Norton. Photograph: John O’Neill A RECRUITMENT freeze in the HSE has been questioned by elected representatives in the county.
Bronze award for catering team at Ennis Hospital
*(L-R) Emma Balmaine, CEO, Irish Heart Foundation, David Gillick, Olympian and Sports Broadcaster and Sarah O’Brien, Programme Manager, Healthy Eating Active Living Programme, HSE at the Irish Heart Foundation and HSE Happy Heart Healthy Eating Awards. A BRONZE award was won by the catering team at Ennis Hospital.