# 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.
# hospitals - Thursday 4 March, 2021
# Hospitals
GPs and advocacy groups will help identify patients in the community. AstraZeneca deliveries this week will also be reduced. The 500,000th vaccine dose will be administered over the next week.
# hospitals - Tuesday 2 March, 2021
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
NPHET has urged people to “stick with this” over the coming weeks and continue adhering to restrictions.
# hospitals - Friday 26 February, 2021
# HSE
# HSE
The IHCA said today that the HSE’s national service plan is welcome but “does not match the scale of the problem”.
# hospitals - Thursday 25 February, 2021
# ICU
# ICU
Ten Covid-19 patients being treated in ICU died in the 24 hours up to 8am yesterday – the single highest daily number.
# hospitals - Saturday 20 February, 2021
# Hospitalisations
# Hospitalisations
There were 149 Covid-19 patients in ICU this morning.
# hospitals - Tuesday 16 February, 2021
# HSE
# HSE
As of 12 February, 275,237 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 have been administered in Ireland
# hospitals - Wednesday 10 February, 2021
# ICU
# ICU
As of 8pm yesterday, 1,012 Covid patients were in Irish hospitals.
# hospitals - Tuesday 9 February, 2021
# ICU
# ICU
1,100 patients with Covid-19 are in Irish hospitals, including 173 in critical care.
# hospitals - Wednesday 3 February, 2021
# ICU
# ICU
There are 205 patients in ICU and 301 others receiving critical care outside of ICU.
# hospitals - Tuesday 2 February, 2021
# False News
# False News
Footage shared online of hospitals that appear “empty” have falsely claimed that hospitals are lying about being under pressure.
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