Hospital management remain opposed to Ennis upgrade
*Ennis Hospital. SENIOR MANAGEMENT of UL Hospitals Group have reiterated that upgrading Ennis Hospital to a model three hospital is not in their plans.
*Ennis Hospital. SENIOR MANAGEMENT of UL Hospitals Group have reiterated that upgrading Ennis Hospital to a model three hospital is not in their plans.
*Bernard Gloster. HSE CEO, Bernard Gloster is to be summoned to an ‘in-camera’ workshop with local elected representatives in Clare.
*Photograph: Martin Molloy CALLS FOR the reopening of Ennis Hospital’s emergency department to be heard before a Dáil committee next week.
Clare has the eleventh highest uptake across the country for vaccinations against COVID-19.
LONG delays are expected for patients attending services across UL Hospitals Group this Friday as a result of a serious ransomware attack on HSE IT systems but the operation of the Clare vaccination centre at Treacys West County Hotel remains unaffected.
Over 170,000 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered this week while a further 429 cases have been confirmed across the country.
*Photograph: John Mangan Less than five new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Clare while the county’s 14 day incidence rate is at its lowest levels of the year to date.
Medics are observing a continued improvement on COVID-19 hospital numbers while 11 new cases of the virus have been reported in Clare.
Two Clare students are among the individuals organising a week-long conference which will hear from some of the key decision-makers involved in the country’s response to COVID-19.
Two vaccination centres are to be set up in Co Clare over the coming weeks.