One ward opens and another closes as St Luke’s Hospital reports 40 on trolleys today
They're currently down 30 beds due to maintenance and upgrade works
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St Luke’s Hospital applies for new build for more than 70 new beds
Dr Ronan Fawsitt says there's no guarantee this new application will be successful.
Overcrowding reaches record heights at St Luke’s Hospital for first seven months of 2017
However, there was a slight drop in the number of people waiting on trolleys for the month of July
40 patients on trolleys at St Lukes Hospital today
Management say the hospital is very busy following a high attendance rate in the Emergency Department yesterday.
INMO figures show June was another busy month for St Luke’s Hospital
However, St Luke's wasn't the worst affected last month
More than 400 people were on trolleys in St Luke’s Hospital during May
Nurses are warning that the crisis is getting worse.
44 patients on trolleys at St Lukes Hospital Kilkenny
A statement issued by the HSE on behalf of St Lukes today requested that people would present to local GP's ...
April trolley figures at St Lukes highest since records began
The INMO figures for last month there was a total of 319 people waiting for a bed in St Luke's ...
UPDATE: St Luke’s Hospital respond to claims that woman in labour left in corridor of maternity ward
Meanwhile, a second Consultant Obstetrician has raised concerns over the local maternity ward
Clinical Director at St Luke’s says claims about maternity patients are ‘alarmist’
Professor Garry Courtney spoke on KCLR Live this morning in response to the concerns.
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