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# Mater Hospital

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2023
# Mater Hospital
Mater Hospital advises patients to avoid its emergency department 'where possible'
A statement issued this evening said the hospital’s ‘services are under extreme pressure due to the large volume of patients’.
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Feb 20th 2023, 7:47 PM
# Dublin
Mater Hospital 'under extreme pressure', appeals to public to avoid Emergency Dept if possible
A spokesperson said that patients who are presenting at the ED with non-urgent conditions are “experiencing lengthy waiting times”.
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Jan 2nd 2023, 2:25 PM
Last year
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# Amiens Street
Gardai appeal for witnesses to assault that hospitalised man for two weeks
The man has remained in the Mater Hospital in a serious condition since the 7 October assault
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Oct 25th 2022, 5:53 PM
# Mater Hospital
Mater Hospital gets green light for nine-storey Covid expansion despite An Taisce objection
The hospital has said the development will increase its ICU capacity.
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Oct 20th 2022, 1:08 PM
# Emergency Department
Mater Hospital urges people not to attend ED due to 'high numbers of presentations'
The hospital urged anyone with non-urgent conditions to instead visit a GP or minor injuries unit.
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Aug 29th 2022, 2:45 PM
# Wait Times
Mater Hospital urges public to avoid emergency department due to ‘extreme pressure’
It advised people with non-emergency conditions to seek assistance from minor injury units or their GP.
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Jun 9th 2022, 11:20 AM
# Mater Hospital
Mater Hospital urges public to not attend emergency department due to Covid-19 pressures
The hospital has advised people to either attend minor-injury units or their GP
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Apr 6th 2022, 4:35 PM
# Overcrowding
Mater Hospital asks public to avoid emergency department as Covid-19 patients rise
Nearly 600 people were waiting in hospitals around the country for a bed this morning.
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Feb 9th 2022, 2:35 PM
All time
# restrictions
Mater Hospital limiting activities to essential services from tonight over 'latest wave' of Covid
The Mater has the highest number of patients with Covid-19 of any acute hospital in the country
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Nov 12th 2021, 6:42 PM
# Flu
'Early days' for the spread of the flu as no cases reported in the last week
The HPSC has not recorded any flu cases in the last week.
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Nov 5th 2021, 4:00 PM
# extension blocked
An Taisce object to €98 million emergency Covid-19 extension block for Mater hospital
The Mater said the new emergency wing ‘will greatly enhance the hospital’s ICU capacity’
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Oct 5th 2021, 9:51 PM
Voices
Emergency departments ‘ground zero’ for a stretched mental health system
Psychiatrist Anne Doherty on how increased demand during Covid-19 has left already stretched services ‘drowning under the additional pressure’.
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Jan 9th 2021, 8:00 PM
# Mater Hospital
Man dies in hospital after sustaining serious head injuries in Dublin assault
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the incident in Seville Place come forward.
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Sep 13th 2020, 7:23 AM
# Dr Syed Waqqar Ali
Mater Hospital opens online book of condolences for doctor who died after Covid-19 battle
The hospital confirmed Dr Syed Waqqar Ali’s death on Wednesday.
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Jul 24th 2020, 1:40 PM
# Mater Hospital
'The best dad we could have asked for': Dublin doctor hailed by daughter after dying with Covid-19
The Mater Hospital, where Dr Syed Waqqar Ali worked, extended its sympathies to his family.
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Jul 22nd 2020, 10:52 PM
# Coronavirus
Personnel absence and anonymous data caused delayed reporting of 244 Covid-19 cases at Mater Hospital
The 244 cases related to healthcare workers at the Dublin hospital.
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Jul 6th 2020, 1:30 PM
# Coronavirus
Investigation into late reporting of 244 cases of Covid-19 finds Mater Hospital acted legally
Controversy arose last month after it emerged that there was a delay in the reporting of the cases.
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Jun 5th 2020, 11:16 AM
# Mountjoy Square
Woman (40s) seriously injured in hit-and-run in Dublin
The woman sustained serious leg injuries.
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May 29th 2020, 12:31 PM
# Coronavirus
HSE chief Paul Reid 'reassured' that 244 Covid-19 cases at Mater hospital were reported legally
The official publication of the cases dating back to mid-March was delayed until this week.
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May 17th 2020, 12:34 PM
# Dear heroes
Messages of support for frontline healthcare workers light up Mater Hospital
The projection can we watched live and people can submit their own message for healthcare staff.
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Apr 10th 2020, 11:00 PM
# Growth
Covid-19: Nursing home clusters more than double in four days as Mater Hospital says ICU is full
The figures come as a senior medic at the Mater hospital in Dublin has said that the ICU there is full.
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Apr 8th 2020, 11:51 AM
# Dublin
Man taken to hospital after stabbing in Dublin city centre
Gardaí at Store Street garda station have launched an investigation into this assault.
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Mar 30th 2020, 10:32 AM
# Influenza
Dublin and Cork hospitals restrict visitors as they deal with high numbers of patients with flu
Children under 12 are not permitted to visit the hospital, it said today.
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Jan 3rd 2020, 5:38 PM
# inpatient experience
Waiting for a ward and not informed: The problems patients faced in Irish hospitals
“I acknowledge where we are, I acknowledge we’ve a lot to do,” the new HSE CEO Paul Reid said.
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Nov 25th 2019, 11:49 AM
# emergency transfers
'Lives will be saved': Residents support use of helipad at Mater despite noise levels
Authorities have estimated that the use of the helipad could save up to nine lives per year.
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Oct 22nd 2019, 6:05 AM
# Colorectal cancer
Ireland's first digital surgery unit opens at the Mater in a bid to improve cancer patient outcomes
In a visit to a live operating theatre this morning surgeons explained how it works to TheJournal.ie
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Jul 25th 2019, 6:00 PM
# Superbug
Four Irish hospitals failed to properly screen patients for new superbug
A new report reveals that a number of hospitals failed to properly protect patients from the CPE superbug.
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Jul 11th 2019, 2:08 PM
# Interview
'I knew from the way the power had left my body that I was paralysed. I couldn't move my legs'
Victor Connell was left paralysed after breaking his neck in a scrum at 25, but he has built a whole new life for himself.
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May 25th 2019, 12:48 PM
# Mater Hospital
These Mater Hospital nurses are raising money to help make patient stays feel more 'like home'
The nurses are raising money for items such as exercise bikes and other forms of holistic care.
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Mar 26th 2019, 6:00 AM
# Dublin
Patient dies after falling from fourth-floor window at Mater Hospital
Gardaí are investigating the incident.
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Feb 15th 2019, 8:42 AM
# benburb street
Man dies after New Year's Day apartment fire in Dublin
Residents of the apartment complex off Benburb Street alerted fire crews just before 9pm and the fire was quickly extinguished.
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Jan 2nd 2019, 11:27 AM
# work permits
Nurses in Dublin hospital may be told not to turn up over busy New Year period due to visa issues
Up to 35 nurses could be affected.
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Dec 18th 2018, 12:03 AM
# dano doyle
Love/Hate actor Daniel 'Dano' Doyle dies after being moved from Mountjoy to Mater Hospital
The cause of death has not been confirmed.
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Jun 25th 2018, 3:02 PM
# gardiner street
Teenager in critical condition after crash involving pedestrian and cyclist in Dublin city centre
The incident occurred at around 7pm this evening.
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Oct 23rd 2017, 8:34 PM
# Mater Hospital
Brick thrown through window of ambulance parked at Dublin hospital
The incident happened in the early hours of this morning.
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Sep 11th 2017, 8:02 PM
# DEVASTATING
‘It’s heartbreaking’: Investigation at Mater as 91-year-old’s wedding rings go missing in her sleep
The woman and her family believe the rings were stolen while she was sleeping.
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Aug 29th 2017, 4:06 PM
# Sackville Place
Man stabbed close to O'Connell Street in Dublin city centre
The man, aged in his 50s, was rushed to hospital.
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Apr 17th 2017, 8:36 AM
# nutcracker
A titanium ring stuck around a Dublin man's penis was removed using an angle grinder
One month on, the man reported no issues sexually.
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Mar 15th 2017, 6:14 PM
# Mater Hospital
High demand for Mater's emergency department as less urgent cases asked to go elsewhere
Demand for hospital services increases over the winter period as people are more likely to get sick.
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Nov 25th 2016, 2:33 PM
# job vacancy
Enda Kenny says money is there to fill Mater job, but no one has applied
Professor Kevin Walsh, Consultant Cardiologist at the Mater Hospital has raised concerns about resources.
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Oct 19th 2016, 4:04 PM
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