Mayo University Hospital is advising that the hospital is extremely busy today with long wait times at the Emergency Department. The hospital is seeing a significant increase in Covid-19 positive admissions and attendances, while also dealing with high volumes of non-Covid patients.
Along with the ongoing bed pressures, this is resulting in long delays for patients who need to be admitted for treatment. The pressure on bed availability has also resulted in a number of elective procedures being postponed tomorrow Monday, March 14 and patients are being contacted directly if their procedure is being postponed.
Outpatient, ambulatory and scope appointments are proceeding as usual and people should come to their appointments unless advised otherwise. The hospital acknowledges that delays in the Emergency Department and postponing procedures are very difficult for patients and their families and would like to apologise for the inconvenience and distress these delays cause.
The hospital is asking the public to contact their GP during normal surgery hours or the Westdoc GP Out of Hours service in the first instance if their health problem is not urgent. For minor injuries, the Injury Unit in Roscommon University Hospital is open from 8am to 8pm every day to treat a range of injuries in both adults and children over five years of age.
Advice for people attending hospital appointments
People who have outpatient or other appointments at the hospital are advised to attend their appointment unless contacted by a member of staff from the hospital and told otherwise.
People with COVID-19 symptoms should call the number on their appointment letter to rearrange their appointment.
