IN RESPONSE to a substantial increase in hospital admissions this winter season, St John’s Hospital is making all beds available to help alleviate pressur.
A chief executive has been appointed to head the new regional health authority in the mid-west, including oversight of hospitals in Limerick and surrounding counties as well as community services, nearly three months before the roll out to other areas of the country.
A report found “serious failings” in the care of a teenager who died of meningitis after a 12-hour wait in an overcrowded hospital emergency department, the HSE has said.