Tag Archives: emergency department

'GPs make decisions regarding safety, taking all factors into account'

Instead of another bed review, the 1,600 lost beds need to be put back

The newly refurbished and extended Emergency Department (ED) at Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, officially opened last week (August 16) by the Minister for Health, will provide further isolation rooms for treatment and more emergency beds.

An additional four emergency department (ED) cubicles opened last month at Tallaght Hospital.

Recommendations in a top-level report in relation to the Emergency Department (ED) at Sligo University Hospital did not include a possible reduction of opening hours, Saolta University Healthcare Group has stated.

Waterford GP Dr Dermot Nolan explains how the acronym ‘SIMPLE’ can be used to remind doctors of the key areas to address when dealing with patients with asthma.

Beaumont Hospital is carrying out a feasibility study in relation to a new Emergency Department (ED) and the report is due to be presented to the hospital’s board in January.

Kerry General Hospital (KGH) has “apologised profusely” to all patients who have to wait an inordinate amount of time for care, Irish Medical Times reports.

Beaumont Hospital, the second largest acute care facility in the country, is considering redeveloping and potentially relocating its Emergency Department (ED) within its existing campus, which has occupied the current location since the hospital’s opening almost 18 years ago.

The Minister for Health Dr Leo Varadkar a fortnight ago officially opened the Emergency Department at Dublin’s Mater Private Hospital (MPH), the first private casualty division on Dublin’s north-side.