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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