The reduction in patients waiting on trolleys at Mayo General Hospital by one third since 2010 has been welcomed by Mayo, Fine Gael TD, John O’Mahony. In 2010 the number of people waiting on trolleys at Mayo General Hospital was 1,742, while figures just released for 2013 show that number had been reduced to 1,145.
According to Deputy O’Mahony the reduction in the figures at Mayo General reflects particularly well on the hospital management and its ability to deal with difficult circumstances. “Everything about our health service is not all negative and Mayo General Hospital is a perfect example of that. In recent weeks we have seen the opening of the renal dialysis unit and the turning of the sod on the proposed new cystic fibrosis outpatient unit. Those developments are hardly a sign that the hospital in crisis but are in fact an indication that the future of Mayo General Hospital is secure and confident,” he said.
