CALLS FOR MORE PUBLIC FUNDING FOR WEXFORD HOSPITAL
The scanner is in operation but run by a private company Alliance Medical Diagnostics
Local people have raised a quarter million euro for the service in Wexford General
Head of the HSE Paul Reid says its often about difficult choices where funding is concerned
Meanwhile the chairman of Wexford County Coucil has expressed his dissapointment that the 96 bed modular unit at Wexford Hospital is not in the governments capital plan
Ger Carthy is appealing to Wexford TDs to be more pro active on this issue
Differences in Covid restrictions at maternity hospitals baffling women
Advocates call for restrictions to be risk assessed as some hospitals have eased restrictions but others fail to make any changes.
Advocates say pregnant women s partners should not be viewed as visitors and want the entire labour experience to be accompanied .
Sun, 11 Apr, 2021 - 07:00
Niamh Griffin, Health Correspondent
Visiting restrictions to maternity hospitals should be risk assessed to show how they are protecting women and staff, maternity advocates have said.
The call comes as a number of hospitals eased some restrictions in the last few days, but others have made no change. This only deepens the inequity of access, advocates say, as they demanded the science behind these changes be made public.
FATAL CRASH ON THE N25 AT DRINAGH CLAIMS THE LIFE OF 25 YEAR OLD MAN
Gardai are continuing their investigations into a fatal one car collision on the N25 this morning.
A 25 year old man lost his life when the car he was a passenger in was involved in a collision near Drinagh at 1:40am.
The driver of the car, a woman in her 20s was also taken Wexford General hospital with serious injuries.
Two other passengers in the car, a man in his late teens and woman in her 20s, received minor injuries.
The Rosslare Road out of Wexford Town remains closed this morning but officers do believe that it will reopen this afternoon.
Revenue
According to the latest available figures for 2019, Galway University Hospital, part of the Saolta group of hospitals, made â¬1,451,195 from car parking fees, as part of an arrangement with a private operator.
Other hospitals in the group using privately run car parks include Sligo University Hospital (which took in â¬138,443), Portiuncula University Hospital (â¬115,037) and Letterkenny University Hospital (â¬55,506).
Mayo University Hospital runs its own car park, which made â¬280,424.
University Hospital Waterford, which is part of the South/South West hospital group, was paid â¬1,204,044 from a private company as part of its car parking arrangements.
In terms of hospital group-run car parks, Cork University Hospital made â¬2,595,070, University Hospital Kerry took in â¬715,820 and South Tipperary General generated â¬325,490.
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