# hospitals - Wednesday 15 September, 2021
# HIQA
# HIQA
The most common error reported to Hiqa in 2020 involved exposure to the wrong person.
# hospitals - Tuesday 31 August, 2021
# Labour
# Labour
Senior health sources say new guidelines would allow partners to stay all through labour and birth in single-occupancy rooms.
# hospitals - Friday 20 August, 2021
# Transplants
# Transplants
Organ Donation and Transplant Ireland said today that patients who are unvaccinated are at very high risk of infection.
# hospitals - Sunday 15 August, 2021
# Surge
# Surge
30,000 teenagers aged 12 to 15 have received a first vaccine dose.
# hospitals - Friday 13 August, 2021
# Under Pressure
# Under Pressure
There are concerns over the numbers of unvaccinated young people and pregnant women being admitted.
# hospitals - Thursday 12 August, 2021
# Maternity
# Maternity
There has been criticism in recent months of the different approaches taken by maternity hospitals.
# hospitals - Friday 30 July, 2021
# Limerick
# Limerick
The UH Limerick CEO said the INMO claims were “disappointing” and “incorrect”.
# hospitals - Monday 26 July, 2021
# Floods
# Floods
One hospital had to cancel all planned surgery and outpatient appointments due to flooding.
# hospitals - Wednesday 7 July, 2021
# Hospitals
# Hospitals
The Taoiseach did not say if it will be a monetary bonus or additional leave, but said the public expendture minister is looking at all options.
# hospitals - Thursday 24 June, 2021
# Maternity Care
# Maternity Care
The HSE is altering the visiting policy for partners during maternity care.
# hospitals - Friday 4 June, 2021
# Maternity
# Maternity
Activists want partners to be permitted in maternity units for all stages of labour.
# hospitals - Monday 17 May, 2021
# Malware
# Malware
Since Friday, the health and security arms of Government have been scrambling to take control of the situation.
# hospitals - Sunday 16 May, 2021
# Cyber Attack
- Hackers have reportedly demanded millions of euro from the HSE, but the exact figure has not been confirmed
- The Department of Health was impacted by the cyber attack on Friday, but has not been targeted by a fresh attack today
- The HSE has said that the disruption will likely continue 'well into the coming week'
# hospitals - Saturday 15 May, 2021
# Cyber Attack
- The Covid-19 vaccination programme continues as normal, but daily case numbers are not available
- Thousands more appointments could be cancelled next week
- A ransom has been sought but will not be paid
# hospitals - Friday 14 May, 2021
# HSE
- HSE to cancel health appointments on Monday if the ransomware attack isn't resolved by then, with some appointments already postponed.
- A list of health services that have and have not been affected by the cyber attack today has been published.
- The vaccination programme has not been affected, and Covid-19 tests are still to go ahead at walk-in centres.
# HSE
# HSE
The HSE’s IT systems have been shut down following a “significant” cyber attack.
# HSE
# HSE
An IT shutdown has had an impact on wider operations today.
# Vaccination
# Vaccination
HSE CEO Paul Reid said that it was a clear demonstration of the effect of the vaccine.
# hospitals - Wednesday 12 May, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
It is still unclear if expenditure on PPE and other equipment will taper off as the vaccination programme progresses.
# hospitals - Tuesday 11 May, 2021
# Overcrowding
# Overcrowding
376 admitted patients went without beds across Ireland this morning.
# hospitals - Tuesday 4 May, 2021
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
59-year-olds can now register online for their vaccine.
# hospitals - Friday 30 April, 2021
# Confusion
# Confusion
Partners should be able to attend maternity appointments now – due to a fall in cases and the vaccination of healthcare staff.
# hospitals - Wednesday 28 April, 2021
# Hospitals
# Hospitals
There are 47 people in intensive care.
# hospitals - Monday 26 April, 2021
# Hospitals
# Hospitals
46 people are in ICU.
# hospitals - Sunday 11 April, 2021
# Admissions
# Admissions
Over 1,045,000 vaccine doses have been administered in Ireland.
# hospitals - Friday 9 April, 2021
# Coronavirus
- As of 8pm last night, there are 53 people with Covid-19 in intensive care units.
- Health officials last night confirmed a further 400 cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
- Over one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine have now been administered in Ireland.
# hospitals - Friday 2 April, 2021
# Coronavirus
- The number of hospitalisations is at its lowest point since Christmas Day.
- As of 6.30pm last night, there were 61 people with Covid-19 in intensive care units.
- The HSE is opening the walk-in centres in areas where the number of positive cases are particularly high.
# hospitals - Wednesday 31 March, 2021
# Hospitals
# Hospitals
As of 8pm last night, there are also 65 people with Covid-19 in intensive care units.
# hospitals - Saturday 27 March, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
It is the lowest number since the start of January.
# hospitals - Thursday 25 March, 2021
# Hospitals
- As of 8pm last night, there are 75 people with Covid-19 in intensive care units.
- Health officials last night confirmed a further 683 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
- Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said last night that having all schools fully open in April is a top priority for the government.
# hospitals - Wednesday 24 March, 2021
- The number of people with Covid-19 in intensive care units currently stands at 76.
- Health officials last night confirmed a further 371 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
- The booking portal for mandatory hotel quarantine in Ireland went live yesterday morning.
- A total of 10,613 passengers arrived into Dublin Airport last week.
# hospitals - Monday 22 March, 2021
# Hospitals
- 81 patients with Covid-19 are currently in intensive care units around the country.
- Health officials last night confirmed a further 769 cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
- Mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers arriving into Ireland from certain countries is to come into effect by next weekend.
# hospitals - Sunday 21 March, 2021
# Frontline
# Frontline
HSE chief executive Paul Reid has said there is still a “lot more to get through” before a return to more normal levels in hospitals.
# hospitals - Tuesday 16 March, 2021
# Hospitals
- There is currently 86 patients with Covid-19 in intensive care units across the country.
- Health officials last night confirmed a further 575 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
- The EMA has said it remains of the view that the benefits of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine “outweigh the risks of side effects”.
# hospitals - Sunday 14 March, 2021
# Consultants
# Consultants
One quarter had reported that either they or colleagues had experienced “long-Covid” after being infected.
# hospitals - Saturday 13 March, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
As of 8am this morning, there are currently 340 patients in hospital with Covid-19.
# hospitals - Wednesday 10 March, 2021
# Covid19
- There are currently 93 people in ICU.
- Health officials last night confirmed 311 new cases of Covid-19 and 30 deaths.
- HSE CEO Paul Reid has said Ireland is beginning to see impact of vaccinations.
# hospitals - Tuesday 9 March, 2021
# Key Indicators
# Key Indicators
NPHET said last night that all key indicators of the disease are improving.
# hospitals - Saturday 6 March, 2021
# Hospitals
# Hospitals
There are currently 401 patients in hospital with Covid-19.
# hospitals - Friday 5 March, 2021
# Coronavirus
- There are currently 426 patients in hospital with Covid-19.
- 102 patients with Covid-19 are in intensive care currently.
- Health officials yesterday confirmed that a further 39 people with Covid-19 died in Ireland.
- Four stillbirths with possible links to Covid-19 are under investigation by health officials.
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