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First staff members at Tullamore Hospital receive Covid-19 vaccinations
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Stephen DeRighetti, Enhanced General Nurse getting the vaccine from his colleague Neil Perry, Clinical Skills Facilitator Emergency Department );
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Covid-19 vaccinations for staff commenced on Wednesday at the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore (MRHT) with plans to deliver the first dose of the vaccine to all staff in the coming weeks.
A peer vaccination team of up to 19 nurses will vaccinate staff Monday to Saturday ensuring that all personnel are protected in a planned and timely way.
Stephen DeRighetti, Enhanced General Nurse became the first person in Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore to be vaccinated with the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine against COVID-19. He was vaccinated by his colleague Neil Perry, Clinical Skills Facilitator Emergency Department. You can watch Stephen’s message here after he received the vaccine.
Covid-19 cases rise again Portlaoise hospital as 1,000 patient mark broken nationally
ICU filling up in all hospitals
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Covid-19 patient numbers have risen again at Portlaoise hospital where a third patient is critically ill with the virus, according to the HSE which has also confirmed that more than 1,000 people with the virus are sick in hospitals around Ireland.
Pandemic staff at the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise were treating 13 patients by 8 pm Wednesday, December 6 following the admission of two new cases according to the latest HSE Covid-19 Daily Operations Update for Acute Hospitals.
The report, published on Thursday, also shows that three of the 13 patients are in the hospital s ICU having fallen critically ill due to infection. There were no suspect cases.
BREAKING A&E staff nurse first to be vaccinated for Covid-19 at Portlaoise hospital marks historic day in Laois
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Aidel Aurel Casabar, staff nurse ED, is the first person in the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise to be vaccinated . She was vaccinated by Mary Gilligan, Clinical Placement Co-ordinator. );
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A staff nurse at Portlaoise s busy Emergency Department (ED/A&E) is the first person to be vaccinated for Covid-19 in Laois.
Aidel Aurel Casabar received the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise on Thursday, January 7. She was vaccinated by her colleague Mary Gilligan, Clinical Placement Co-ordinator.