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Colette Cowan, CEO UL Hospitals Group, has warned Covid-19 is still presenting challenges for acute hospitals in the region.
No timescale for elective surgery deferrals
January 10, 2021
HOSPITAL waiting lists look set to increase significantly again following the cancellation of the majority of scheduled surgery and outpatient appointments in public acute facilities amid concern from a local senator Covid-19 is spreading in Clare like “wildfire”.
UL Hospitals’ Group has confirmed the deferral, until further notice, of the majority of scheduled surgery and outpatient appointments across the group.
This includes University Hospital Limerick, Ennis Hospital, Nenagh Hospital, St John’s Hospital and Croom Orthopaedic Hospital.
Home » News » Hospital health care staff in Mid-West receive new vaccine against Covid-19
Rosaline O’Brien, triage nurse in the Emergency Department at UHL, she became the first nurse in the Mid-West to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. Administering the dose at UHL was Dr Catherine Motherway, intensive care consultant, UHL.
Hospital health care staff in Mid-West receive new vaccine against Covid-19
January 8, 2021
Nurses, doctors and health care workers in acute hospitals throughout the Mid-West have received a new vaccine against Covid-19 as part of a regional vaccination programme.
This programme will see the vaccine administered to all staff in UL Hospitals’ Group, the HSE Mid-West Community Healthcare Organisation and other healthcare settings.
Home » News » Porter is the first Clare resident vaccinated at Ennis Hospital
David Crowe, a porter at Ennis Hospital, became the first Clare resident to be vaccinated at Ennis Hospital as part of the Covid-19 vaccination programme.
Porter is the first Clare resident vaccinated at Ennis Hospital
January 7, 2021
DAVID Crowe, a porter at Ennis Hospital, became the first Clare resident to be vaccinated at Ennis Hospital as part of the Covid-19 vaccination programme.
The arrival of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in the Clare capital town on Wednesday has been welcomed by frontline healthcare workers, who have been challenged as never before throughout the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
This includes University Hospital Limerick,
Ennis Hospital, Nenagh Hospital, St John’s Hospital and Croom Orthopaedic Hospital. University Maternity Hospital Limerick is unaffected by the reductions. All affected patients are being contacted directly by the hospital.
As we experience a significant surge in Covid-19 activity, we are also reminding members of the public that the Emergency Department at University Hospital Limerick is extremely busy and patients should consider all other care options before presenting to ED. The ED remains open for emergency care and patients must continue to present for life-threatening emergencies such as heart attack, stroke etc.
We regret that the pandemic has now reached another point where we must significantly curtail scheduled care in the coming days and weeks. This is in order to prioritise high volumes of emergency Covid and non-Covid patients.