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Dr Gerry O’Mara, Consultant Physician at Roscommon University Hospital (RUH), who was the first person to receive the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in County Roscommon with Siobhan Carty, Clinical Nurse Manager 1, Urgent Care Centre and Peer Vaccinator
‘Put on the green jersey’, HSE urges private hospitals
HSE urging private hospitals to sign up urgently to making extra capacity available
The Health Service Executive (HSE) expects the private hospital groups to sign up urgently to a “safety net” agreement for additional capacity as the parties seek to finalise details.
The parties had made good progress in talks and HSE Chief Executive, Paul Reid, urged them all to sign up and “put on the green jersey” as not to do so would be “incomprehensible”.
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HSE chief warns of 3,000 cases per day with health service on high alert
Paul Reid said the test and trace system is now prioritising capacity.
HSE chief executive Paul Reid said this level of Covid-19 has a severe impact on the health system. Picture: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland
Fri, 01 Jan, 2021 - 14:25
Ciarán Sunderland
HSE chief executive Paul Reid has said Ireland could see 3,000 Covid-19 cases per day as the testing system catches up with reported cases.
Speaking to RTÉ s Morning Ireland, the HSE Chief said the health service is on high alert as Covid-19 cases rise and contact tracing and Ireland s testing system tackle the growing coronavirus infection in the community.
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HSE aiming for 25,000 completed vaccines by end of next week as first jabs take place in Cork hospitals
The executive says 25 nursing homes will see vaccines take place next week. By Rónán Duffy Friday 1 Jan 2021, 4:11 PM Jan 1st 2021, 4:11 PM 52,912 Views 94 Comments
Dr Deirdre O Brien receives a vaccine from Mercy Director of Nursing Margaret McKiernan.
Image: Twitter/Sinead Horgan
Image: Twitter/Sinead Horgan
HEALTH AUTHORITIES ARE aiming for 25,000 vaccinations to be completed in the Republic of Ireland by the end of next week.
The first vaccination in this country was carried out on Tuesday with today seeing doses administered to healthcare staff in Cork.
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Ahead of the Christmas break and as the number of Covid-19 cases are increasing across the country, management at South/South West Hospital Group (which includes
Cork University Hospital, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Mercy University Hospital, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Bantry General Hospital, Mallow General Hospital) are appealing to members of the public to follow the Government’s new Covid-19 guidelines that were announced yesterday to ensure that they do not contribute to the spread of the coronavirus.
As announced by the Government, the S/SWHG are urging members of the public not to make any unnecessary journeys outside their county from 26th December until 12th January 2021 and to take action by reducing their social contacts and keeping their distance from others. Management at the hospitals acknowledge that staying at home and staying isolated during the Christmas period will be very difficult. Nevertheless, hospitals want to