Manager of Mayo University Hospital outlines impact of cyber attack Published: Monday, 17 May 2021 11:34
The ransomware attack on the HSE s IT system is continuing to have a major impact on hospital services across the region.
At Mayo University Hospital, all outpatient clinics are cancelled.
All elective surgery is cancelled also, although the hospital says a small number of procedures may go ahead, and these patients will be contacted directly.
All diagnostics - including X-ray, CT and MRI scans and cardiac investigations are cancelled, as are endoscopy service.
Those attending the hospital s Emergency Department are also being advised of significant delays, due to the cyber attack.
Elective surgery could resume at Mayo University Hospital later this month
It s hoped that elective surgery at Mayo University Hospital can resume later this month.
That s according to the hospital s manager Catherine Donohoe, who says pressure on the hospital has eased somewhat since the peak of the third wave of Covid-19.
There are currently 62 patients with the virus being treated at Mayo University Hospital, with 4 of these patients in ICU.
The number of Covid patients at the hospital has remained the same for the past 3 days, and is considerably higher than the numbers being treated at other hospitals across the region - with 36 Covid patients currently at Sligo University Hospital, 34 at GUH and 7 at Portiuncla in Ballinasloe.