# Hospitals
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surge capacity
'Beyond belief': HSE chief says Beacon Hospital should reconsider stance against signing surge capacity deal
16 Jan 2021
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Hospitals
1,792 Covid-19 patients in hospital as figure continues to surpass double previous peak
14 Jan 2021
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Northern Ireland
O'Neill warns North is experiencing 'worst-case scenario' as hospital admissions set to surge
Updated
11 Jan 2021
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third wave
921 now in hospital with Covid-19 as patient numbers exceed April 2020 peak
6 Jan 2021
45.8k
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Trolleys
Over 53,000 patients went without beds in Irish hospitals in 2020, INMO says
31 Dec 2020
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pressure mounting
Queues of ambulances form outside Northern Ireland's over-capacity hospitals
15 Dec 2020
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Patients
'Encouraging news': Covid-19 hospitalisations fall compared to start of Level Five
14 Nov 2020
30.3k
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Hospital
Highest number of Covid-19 patients in hospital and ICU since end of May
26 Oct 2020
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Coronavirus
US sets coronavirus infection record as deaths climb towards 224,000
Updated
24 Oct 2020
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Capacity
Covid-19: Zero ICU beds available in nine acute hospitals across Ireland
15 Oct 2020
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covid19
'Exhausted' healthcare workers worry about long winter as Covid-19 hospital numbers rise
24 Sep 2020
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winter flu
Patients with respiratory illness to be tested for Covid-19 'irrespective of community levels' during flu season
8 Sep 2020
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winter plan
'We're sleepwalking back to mass overcrowding': 221 patients on trolleys in Irish hospitals
2 Sep 2020
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Waiting Lists
Over 584,000 patients waiting for their first outpatient hospital appointment last month
10 Jul 2020
9.8k
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FACTCHECK
FactCheck: Does Ireland have the highest Covid-19 infection rate for healthcare workers in the world?
25 Jun 2020
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Coming back
Number of people attending Irish emergency departments begins to creep up as Covid fears lower
24 May 2020
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Coronavirus
Sharp fall in number of people attending emergency departments in first three months of year
22 May 2020
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Voices
Dr Gabrielle Colleran: 'We cannot tolerate elderly patients lying on trolleys when Covid-19 is still a threat'
Dr Gabrielle Colleran
7 May 2020
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Covid-19
Consultant says private hospital contract is ‘a bad deal’ for taxpayers
27 Apr 2020
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Coronavirus
Hospitals treating over 700 coronavirus cases, with 320 patients awaiting results
22 Apr 2020
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chief medical officer
Holohan urges people to seek help if they need it after seeing empty waiting rooms during his hospital admission
2 Apr 2020
74.8k
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Covid-19
First patients arrive at Citywest self-isolation centre as Harris warns of 'very significant pressure' on hospitals
1 Apr 2020
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HOME LIFE
'My flatmates moved out': Young nurses describe stresses at home over fears about Covid-19
28 Mar 2020
55.3k
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Covid-19
Private hospitals will be made public for duration of coronavirus pandemic
Updated
24 Mar 2020
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Covid-19
Council to implement identification system for healthcare worker vehicles to prevent clamping
Updated
18 Mar 2020
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new babies
Pressure on staff and infrastructure in maternity services at Irish hospitals, according to HIQA reports
12 Feb 2020
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Voices
Dr Anthony O'Connor: History matters, but the record numbers on trolleys should trump commemoration debates
Dr Anthony O'Connor
8 Jan 2020
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Day Two
760 people on hospital trolleys for second day in a row as overcrowding continues
7 Jan 2020
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HOSPITAL CRISIS
'The system remains under pressure': HSE continues to advise staying away from hospitals with flu symptoms
Updated
7 Jan 2020
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Health Service
It's the worst ever day for trolley overcrowding in Irish hospitals since records began, INMO says
6 Jan 2020
13.1k
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Hospital overcrowding
'A national scandal': 2019 was the worst year on record for hospital overcrowding as 118,000 went without a bed
2 Jan 2020
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flu season
There's a 'significant' 11.8% increase in the number of people on trolleys this winter
27 Dec 2019
9.2k
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Trolley crisis
Trolley numbers for this year are the highest since records began, INMO says
29 Nov 2019
8.3k
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Overcrowding
Patients on trolleys moved from overcrowded Limerick ED after unannounced fire officer visit
27 Nov 2019
29.8k
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Emergency Departments
'Failing Ireland's children': Hospitals postpone surgeries due to virus, flu and vomiting bug outbreaks
26 Nov 2019
9.0k
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