Covid in Tipperary: Patients face cancellations at Nenagh Hospital
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UL Hospitals Group has announced 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. 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, they said in a statement this Tuesday.
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6th January 2021
The UL Hospitals Group has deferred the majority of scheduled surgery and outpatients appointments across five of it’s hospitals in the Midwest until further notice.
The move impacts hospitals including University Hospital Limerick and Ennis General, and all affected patients are being contacted directly.
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The majority of scheduled surgery and outpatients appointment across UHL, Ennis General, Nenagh, St John’s and Croom Hospitals are being deffered to prioritise high volumes of emergency Covid and non-Covid patients.
The UL Hospitals Group says University Maternity Hospital Limerick is unaffected.
Patients whose appointment or procedure is being affected are being contacted by the hospital in advance and the reductions in service are being kept under review by the UL Hospitals Group Crisis Management Team.
The Chief Clinical Director of the UL Hospitals Group says he is ‘hopeful’ that the hospital system in this region will be able to cope with the latest surge in Covid-19 cases.
The majority of scheduled surgeries and out patient appointments have been cancelled at five of the six Midwest hospitals in response to the now record number of COVID patients in hospitals.
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There are currently 73 patients being treated for Covid-19 across the Midwest hospital group, with 66 of those at University Hospital Limerick alone.
That’s the highest level recorded since the start of the pandemic.
Six of those patients are in intensive care.
The COVID-19 vaccination programme for Mid-West healthcare workers was rolled out to Ennis Hospital today.
The arrival of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in the County Clare capital town this Wednesday has been welcomed by frontline healthcare workers who have been challenged as never before throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The first healthcare worker at the hospital to be vaccinated was Dr Mary Kennedy of the Medical Assessment Unit, who received her vaccine from Staff Nurse Caroline Mulligan.
Dr Kennedy said: “This is a day we have all been waiting for in Ennis Hospital and the arrival of these vaccines gives us all hope that an end is in sight.”
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The Covid-19 vaccination programme has now started for healthcare workers at Ennis Hospital, the University of Limerick hospital group has said.
The first healthcare worker at the hospital to be vaccinated was Dr Mary Kennedy of the Medical Assessment Unit, who received her vaccine from staff nurse Caroline Mulligan.
Dr Kennedy said: This is a day we have all been waiting for in Ennis Hospital and the arrival of these vaccines gives us all hope that an end is in sight.
The first batch of vaccines was delivered to Ennis Hospital this morning, and it is planned initially to administer 50 doses per day to healthcare staff. A second vaccination is due for staff in three weeks.