The Minister for Health has thanked Portlaoise hospital staff for the efforts during the Covid-19 crisis but he has not provided a reassurance on the future of .
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has been urged by a group of doctors to clear the way for widespread use of rapid Covid-19 tests.
A group of 13 senior medics, including Prof Jack Lambert from the Mater Hospital, have criticised the “lack of urgency” being shown by the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) towards the use of the rapid testing.
In a letter to Mr Donnelly, the group said rapid antigen detection testing (RADT) “represents a massive opportunity for our entire island”.
“We urge all our political leaders to embrace and quickly implement this simple and available option, in an effort to quickly turn our health, societal and economic fortunes around,” they said.
Covid-19 vaccination jobs on offer in the HSE group which includes Portlaoise hospital
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The HSE s Dublin Midlands Hospital Group (DMHG) is hiring staff for its vaccination teams to operate out of a Community Vaccination Clinic at CityWest.
The DMHG, which includes hospitals in Laois, Kildare, Offaly and Dublin, says clinical staff are needed for its COVID-19 Vaccination Team on fixed-term contracts.
The job notice says the location will be a Community Vaccination Clinic at CityWest for the HSE area covered by the Dublin Midlands Hospitals Group which serves a population of more than 800,000 in four counties
The closing date is noon February 8 and interviews are scheduled for sometime in February.
Portlaoise hospital Covid-19 Frontline fight to save lives with no ICU or general beds to call on
Just one ICU bed and few general beds in Dublin Midlands Hospital Group across Laois, Offaly Dublin, Kildare
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The unrelenting fight to save the lives of people with Covid-19 continues on Portlaoise hospital s frontline where staff continue to care for several patients who are critically ill with no vacant beds available on the first day of February
Staff at the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise were treating 11 patients who are critically ill on Monday night according to the latest figures from the HSE.
Covid-19 critically ill cases at Portlaoise hospital in double figures and now has more very ill patients than sister hospitals in Tallaght, Kildare and Offaly
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Half of the patients with Covid-19 at Portlaoise hospital’s Frontline staff are critically ill but the number of admissions is holding steady, according to weekend figures from the HSE.
Staff at the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise were treating 12 patients who are critically ill on Saturday night.This is the highest number of people who have become very sick in the Laois hospital during the third wave.
The HSE’s COVID-19 Daily Operations Update for Saturday, January 30 shows that the 12 patients were receiving intensive care to fight the virus by 8 pm.