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Cahercalla Board chairman, Michael Harty, has acknowledged measures need to be taken to address compliance issues raised by HIQA concerning the facility. Photograph by John Kelly
Dr Harty Lauds Help Of Army After Cahercalla Covid-19 Outbreak
January 23, 2021
THE Irish Defence Forces and the HSE Covid-19 Support Team are providing significant external support to an Ennis community hospital, which has been severely hit by staff defections following a major Covid-19 outbreak.
It is the first time that the Irish Defence Forces has provided non-medical logistical assistance to a long-stay residential facility in Clare since the start of the pandemic.
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Management at Cahercalla Community Hospital are currently on COVID leave as the health care facility responds to an outbreak of the virus which has required the deployment of the Defence Forces.
Currently, there are 19 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on-site at Cahercalla Community Hospital and Hospice. A clinical oversight team has been put in place by the HSE to respond to the outbreak with all members of the management staff at Cahercalla currently on COVID leave.
Assistance is currently being provided at Cahercalla by 14 army soldiers, a spokesperson for the Defence Force has said. They are currently assisting nursing home staff with non-clinical general duties such as stocking wards with personal protective equipment (PPE), waste disposal, maintenance and the preparation of a vaccination area on-site.
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