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UHG under significant pressure from flu, ED and Norovirus
University Hospital Galway has been under significant pressure this week with high attendances in the ED, the hospital treating multiple patients with flu, and managing a Norovirus outbreak.
Visiting restrictions and long delays at UHG as winter bugs take hold
Visiting restrictions have been put in place at University Hospital Galway today (Tuesday ) in response to increased pressure on several wards, including the hospital's Emergency Department.
Public warned to protect themselves against flu as rising cases put pressure on hospitals
HSE West and North West is asking people to protect themselves and those most vulnerable this week as flu cases continue to rise in the community.
HSE urges public to stay safe over Bank Holiday
- and warns that Covid-19 cases are on the rise again
Service designed to reduce unnecessary ED attendances for older people extended to Galway
THE HSE National Ambulance Service (NAS)-led service Pathfinder, designed to safely keep older people who phone 112/999 in their own home rather than taking them to a hospital emergency department, went live this week in Galway.
Pressure eased on local air ambulance service demands
The fact that the new air ambulance service based in County Cork has already responded to 45 emergencies in its first thirty days of operation clearly justifies the need for the establishment of the service to take pressure off the air ambulance based in Athlone, according to Denis Naughten TD.
Community first responder scheme being set up in Westport
A community first responder scheme operates whereby the ambulance service upon receiving the 112/999 call, in addition to the usual ambulance/EMS personnel, simultaneously dispatches a rostered on call community based first responder.
