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Portlaoise hospital near the top of the trolley table again

The pressure for admission to Portlaoise's hospital has jumped again with more than 30 patients waiting for a bed. Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Trolley watch figures reveal that a total of 31 people were waiting on Monday, January 16 at ...

16 Jan 2017 at 12:36

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Critically ill Covid-19 patients in the care of Frontline Portlaoise hospital staff going into 2021

Portlaoise staff have been on the Covid-19 frontline since March, spent Christmas Day caring for four patients and had people who are critically ill after testing positive in their care going into New Year's Day, according to the latest figures ...

31 Dec 2020 at 17:00

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Nearly nine in ten have positive experience of services at the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise

The patient experience of care at Portlaoise hospital has fallen in the past year, according to the recently published patient experience surey. The HSE National Patient Experience Survey shows that 55% of people had a very good experience at ...

08 Jan 2020 at 16:22

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Doctors and nurses among nearly 90 staff physically assaulted at Tullamore hospital

Doctors and nurses are among the 88 staff who have been physically assaulted at the Tullamore hospital over the last three years. In figures obtained by the Offaly Express through a Freedom of Information request, it has been revealed that ...

02 May 2018 at 10:40

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Portlaoise Hospital Action Committee gives update on campaign to save A&E

Momentum and public support is building behind the latest campaign to halt the downgrade of Laois' hospital according to the reformed Portlaoise Hospital Action Committee. An emergency public meeting was called after the Leinster Express ...

08 Nov 2017 at 20:02

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Portlaoise Hospital has second highest number of people on trolleys

A total of 42 people are waiting on beds in Portlaoise Hospital this Tuesday afternoon. Of these 24 are on trolleys and 18 in wards. The Portlaoise figure is the second highest in the country, behind University Hospital Limerick which ...

03 Jan 2017 at 15:43

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Number waiting for treatment in Portlaoise hospital shoots back up

The number of people waiting for a bed at Portlaoise hospital has shot up after a week of relatively quit days. Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation daily trolley and ward watch figures for Thursday, February 2 reveal that there ...

02 Feb 2017 at 13:10

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Portlaoise hospital action committee insulted by consultation offer

The Portlaoise Hospital Action Committee says it is outraged and insulted that the lead author of the plan to downgrade Portlaoise hospital is now willing to engage with the public. Dr Susan O'Reilly, Dublin Midlands Hospital ...

23 Nov 2017 at 01:15

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Covid-19 cases rise into double figures at Portlaoise hospital as ICU fills up

The number of people with Covid-19 in the care of the frontline staff at Portlaoise hospital has risen into double figures with some of those patients critically ill with the virus, according to the latest HSE figures. ...

06 Jan 2021 at 16:00

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Overcrowding at Portlaoise Hospital this Friday

Portlaoise Hospital has 19 patients on trolleys this Friday, with a further 16 people in wards, bringing the total to 35, one of the highest in the country. Friday's INMO figures show also show that Tullamore has 24 ...

30 Dec 2016 at 13:26

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Number of patients using Portlaoise A&E plunges new Department of Finance report finds

The number of people who chose to attend the Emergency Department (ED/A&E) at Portlaoise's hospital has fallen more than any other unit in the country, according to a Department of Finance study prepared for Budget ...

08 Oct 2019 at 18:43

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Zero trolley use at Portlaoise hospital a temporary respite

The easing of trolley problems at Portlaoise hospital this week appears to have been just a temporary relief for staff and patients. Nobody was recorded on trollies in A&E or wards at the Midlands Regional ...

22 Jun 2017 at 19:05

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