Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have a saying that your health is your wealth. The communication between the Minister for Health and the HSE about the future of the emergency department in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital is deplorable. The HSE has announced that the hospital does not meet the safe clinical standards for some patients. The emergency department was closed and will be replaced by general practitioner referrals, a 24-hour medical assessment unit and an injury unit. The intensive care beds will close. On my local radio station this morning, I heard the clinical director of the hospital and surgeon Gerry McEntee speaking. He spoke on behalf of the HSE.

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