UPDATE: Services at Limerick s hospitals continue to be adversely impacted by the cyber attack
Reporter:
);
SERVICES across UL Hospitals Group continue to be adversely impacted by the cyber attack on HSE IT systems. This extends to widespread cancellations in scheduled care across their six sites.
The following service disruptions continue across the following hospitals:
University Hospital Limerick
All outpatient clinics are cancelled. This includes paediatric outpatient appointments.
All elective inpatient and day case procedures are cancelled. This is with the exception of time-critical cases and these patients will be called directly in advance.
All diagnostics including x-ray, CT scans, MRI appointments and cardiac investigations are cancelled.
Limerick s Live 95
Search By Live95 News Team Image courtesy of Keith Wiseman Services across UL Hospitals Group continue to be adversely impacted by the cyber attack on HSE IT systems. This extends to widespread cancellations in scheduled care across it six sites.
All outpatient clinics are cancelled and this now includes paediatric outpatient appointments.
All elective inpatient and day case procedures remain cancelled, with the exception of time-critical cases and these patients will be called directly in advance.
All diagnostics including x-ray, CT scans, MRI appointments and cardiac investigations are still cancelled as are Endoscopy services.
The Emergency Department at UHL continues to operate 24-7 but is very busy. Members of the public are reminded to consider all care options and only attend the ED in an emergency.
BREAKING: Cancellation of some appointments across UL Hospitals Group live95fm.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from live95fm.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
LATEST: Outpatient appointments and elective procedures to proceed at Limerick hospitals
Reporter:
david.hurley@limerickleader.ie );
);
THE UL Hospitals Group is advising patients that outpatient appointments and elective procedures will go ahead as scheduled in the majority of cases on Monday.
This applies to University Hospital Limerick, St John s Hospital, University Maternity Hospital Limerick, Ennis Hospital and Nenagh Hospital.
In a brief statement, a spokesperson for the group advised that patients should attend for their appointment or procedure unless contacted directly by the hospital and advised otherwise.
READ:
For further updates: The Emergency Department at UHL continues to operate 24-7 but is very busy. Members of the public are reminded to consider all care options and only attend the ED in an emergency. Non urgent patients may experience significant delays. Injury Units are operating in Ennis Hospital and Nenagh Hospital and are open from 8am to
Patients attending services across the UL Hospital Group’s six Midwest facilities are being warned to expect long delays today, as a result of a serious ransomware attack on HSE IT systems. The entire network has been shut down and the HSE is liaising with Gardaí and the National Cyber Security Centre to assess the extent […]