Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 May 2024
Committee on Public Petitions
Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion
Dr. Rosa McNamara:
I do not know the exact composition of that figure but it is not unusual that people in their last hours or days present to an emergency department because they are open all the time for all crises. That number sounds incredibly stark but it is not an unusual figure for a similarly sized hospital. It is not an outlier. Unfortunately, many people in hospitals-----
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