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Sudanese paramilitary group looted Darfur hospital, aid group says
Sudanese paramilitary group looted Darfur hospital, aid group says
The Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group (RSF), which has been fighting Sudan’s military for more than a year, fired shots and looted a health facility in the western region of Darfur, an international aid group said.

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

Patients and families protest 'chronic' hospital overcrowding
Patients and families protest 'chronic' hospital overcrowding
Demonstrators from Clare, Tipperary, Limerick, and Cork included one woman who spent two nights on a trolley while eight months pregnant

Sat, 13 Apr, 2024

Dublin Children's Hospital
Donnelly ‘fully expects’ new National Children’s Hospital to be completed this year
'We can see the impact that this hospital is going to have. What I want, what we all want is children to be treated in this hospital next year'

Thu, 11 Apr, 2024

US police investigate two deaths after recapturing white supremacist inmate
US police investigate two deaths after recapturing white supremacist inmate
Police arrested a prison gang member and an accomplice who escaped following an attack on prison officers at a Boise hospital in the US state of Idaho, with investigators looking into whether they committed two killings while on the run.

Thu, 21 Mar, 2024

White supremacist inmate back in custody after hospital escape
White supremacist inmate back in custody after hospital escape
A white supremacist prison gang member and an accomplice were in custody in the US state of Idaho after a brazen attack to free the inmate as he was being transported from a Boise hospital, authorities said.

Thu, 21 Mar, 2024

White supremacist prison inmate still at large after hospital escape
White supremacist prison inmate still at large after hospital escape
Authorities are searching for a white supremacist Idaho prison inmate and an accomplice who fled after the accomplice shot and wounded prison officers as they were transporting the inmate from a Boise hospital, according to police.

Thu, 21 Mar, 2024

US police hunt for white supremacist prisoner after escape from hospital
US police hunt for white supremacist prisoner after escape from hospital
A white supremacist prison gang member remains on the loose after an accomplice staged a brazen overnight attack to free him as he was being moved from an Idaho hospital, US police said.

Wed, 20 Mar, 2024

Three US prison officers shot as gunman helps inmate escape from hospital
Three US prison officers shot as gunman helps inmate escape from hospital
A gunman staged a brazen attack to free a prison inmate from an Idaho hospital overnight, shooting and seriously wounding two corrections officers, US police said.

Wed, 20 Mar, 2024

Health campaigner backs commission of investigation into hospital baby deaths 
Health campaigner backs commission of investigation into hospital baby deaths 
A survey of coroner’s court reports showed there were at least 42 potentially avoidable hospital baby deaths between 2013 and 2022

Sun, 18 Feb, 2024

Some hospital doctors have to work 35-hour shifts, says NCHD taskforce 
Some hospital doctors have to work 35-hour shifts, says NCHD taskforce 
Report on working conditions for non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) includes over 80 recommendations

Wed, 07 Feb, 2024

Mid adult woman in hospital.
Julie Jay: I often fantasise about a 'holiday' in hospital 
It is a scientific fact that most mammies only rest when under medical instruction to do so

Tue, 30 Jan, 2024

Dr Con Murphy’s fundraising brings comfort to CUH cancer patients
Dr Con Murphy’s fundraising brings comfort to CUH cancer patients
Dr Con Murphy spearheaded a series of fundraisers which raised more than €300,000, enabling an overhaul of the oncology unit at Cork University Hospital

Sun, 31 Dec, 2023

Covid-19 pandemic inquiry
Johnson fights back tears as he recalls time in intensive care with covid-19
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson fought back tears as he recounted his time in hospital with covid-19.

Thu, 07 Dec, 2023

Hospital director in Haiti says gang stormed in and took hundreds hostage
Hospital director in Haiti says gang stormed in and took hundreds hostage
A heavily armed gang has burst into a hospital in Haiti and taken hundreds of women, children and newborns hostage, according to the director of the medical centre who pleaded for help via social media.

Wed, 15 Nov, 2023

Extra funding for flood-hit Midleton Hospital and  Owenacurra Mental Health facility
Extra funding for flood-hit Midleton Hospital and  Owenacurra Mental Health facility
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said the funding would be provided once a remediation report was carried out

Fri, 20 Oct, 2023

English tourist returns to Cork hospital to thank doctor who saved his life
English tourist returns to Cork hospital to thank doctor who saved his life
The couple, from Ormskirk near Liverpool, had been enjoying a night out in Cork City in February when the health emergency began

Sun, 15 Oct, 2023

Coronavirus - Wed Jan 12, 2022
Donnelly says nobody could accurately estimate final cost of children’s hospital
Stephen Donnelly also said it will be important for the Government to be allowed to consider past performance of contractors when awarding future high-profile infrastructure projects

Fri, 14 Jul, 2023

CUH cancer medics want their 'game-changing and lifesaving' trial extended
CUH cancer medics want their 'game-changing and lifesaving' trial extended
‘Mainstreaming’ pilot reduces patients' test wait time from two years to four weeks and has been described as a game-changer

Mon, 03 Jul, 2023

Cardiac staff at Cork hospital receive surgical training on back of articulated truck
Cardiac staff at Cork hospital receive surgical training on back of articulated truck
Cardiac surgeons worked on cutting-edge heart surgery techniques in the back of a truck in what was a surgical training first for one of the country’s largest teaching hospitals.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2023

Gunmen storm Syrian hospital caring for baby girl born in earthquake rubble
Gunmen storm Syrian hospital caring for baby girl born in earthquake rubble
Gunmen stormed a hospital in north Syria where a baby girl is receiving care after being born under the rubble of her family’s earthquake-shattered home, a hospital official said Tuesday, adding that the attackers beat the clinic’s director.

Tue, 14 Feb, 2023

Hospital surgery corridor
HSE board had not signed off on winter plan
The HSE's board had not seen the organisation's €169m winter plan before it was published, and expressed concerns about commitments made in it at a board meeting two weeks after publication.

Fri, 16 Dec, 2022

New National Children’s Hospital to cost more than 1.43 billion euro
Final cost of children’s hospital ‘may not be known for years’
The facility is due to be 'substantially complete' by March 2024.

Sun, 04 Dec, 2022

Cahirmee horse fair
Cork elective hospital could be open by 2027
Cork North Central Fianna Fáil TD, Padraig O’Sullivan, was critical of delays of up to eight months within Health Minister Stephen Donnelly’s department

Sat, 26 Nov, 2022

Taoiseach confirms Cork's new hospital to be signed off next week 
Taoiseach confirms Cork's new hospital to be signed off next week 
Micheål Martin says he's taking the elective hospitals issue 'by the scruff of the neck', with facilities in the pipeline in Cork, Galway, Dublin, and Limerick 

Wed, 23 Nov, 2022

Hospital declares potential major incident
Hospital closed doors to new admissions when conditions became ‘unsafe’
A major incident was declared at the weekend when a high number of critically ill patients arrived in quick succession at the Co Antrim hospital, prompting the decision to temporarily close the doors to new admissions.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2022

Cork and Limerick hospitals apologise to patients for A&E delays
Cork and Limerick hospitals apologise to patients for A&E delays
Hospitals in Cork and Limerick have apologised to patients facing delays in their emergency departments and defended efforts made to address the problem.

Thu, 10 Nov, 2022

Official Opening of the Central Mental Hospital, Portrane
Health minister defends 'comprehensive' HSE winter plan, despite queues in A&Es
Stephen Donnelly says the Government is increasing capacity in the public health service 'at a level never seen before' to ensure people waiting 'too long on trolleys becomes a thing of the past'

Fri, 04 Nov, 2022

Patients in a Waiting room
A record 27,000 patients in a three-month period left A&Es without getting treatment
Overcrowding in Irish hospitals is thought to be behind trend of patients quitting emergency departments without treatment  

Wed, 02 Nov, 2022

Inquest into death of woman after giving birth in CUH to take place this week
Inquest into death of woman after giving birth in CUH to take place this week
A preliminary inquest hearing into the death of a Cameroonian woman at Cork University Hospital will open in Cork on Thursday.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2022

Hospital Shooting Dallas
Man accused of fatal shooting was attending birth at Dallas hospital
A 30-year-old man charged with murder after the fatal shooting of two Dallas hospital employees was on parole and had been given permission to be at the facility for the birth of a child, a Texas prison official has said.

Sun, 23 Oct, 2022

Hospital Shooting Dallas
Gunman wounded by police after two staff killed in Dallas hospital shooting
Two employees have been killed in a shooting inside a Dallas hospital where the suspected gunman was shot and wounded by police. The shooting occurred about 11am (7pm UK) inside Methodist Health System, according to hospital spokesperson Ryan Owens.

Sun, 23 Oct, 2022

'Mind-blowing' delay for new Cork hospital as crucial documents not delivered for eight months
'Mind-blowing' delay for new Cork hospital as crucial documents not delivered for eight months
The business case for the new hospital was delivered to the Department of Health in January but not passed on to the Department of Public Expenditure until September

Thu, 20 Oct, 2022

'Active discussions' over new 150-bed hospital for Limerick
'Active discussions' over new 150-bed hospital for Limerick
Proposal includes housing scheme, hospital, and nursing home

Thu, 22 Sep, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Catalogue of tragic shortcomings at Limerick hospital
Irish Examiner view: Catalogue of tragic shortcomings at Limerick hospital
Full-scale public inquiry into all aspects of management and funding at UL Hospitals Group must take place

Wed, 21 Sep, 2022

New elective hospitals in Cork, Galway and Dublin 'operational no later than 2027'
New elective hospitals in Cork, Galway and Dublin 'operational no later than 2027'
The hospitals in the three cities are a key part of a new SlĂĄintecare strategy to address outpatient procedures and surgical waiting lists

Sun, 11 Sep, 2022

FILE PHOTO According to a report seen by RTE, St Gerard’s private school in Bray did not solicit vaccines from the Beacon Hospit
Barrister takes legal action as hospital refuses care
Alan Toal claims he was given no explanation for his barring from the private  Hospital in Dublin

Tue, 30 Aug, 2022

Bishop of Limerick says Ireland cannot depend on other countries to provide healthcare
Bishop of Limerick says Ireland cannot depend on other countries to provide healthcare
Hospital chairman sounds cautionary note about Cross Border Directive procedures as St John's Hospital unveils five-year plan 

Tue, 19 Jul, 2022

Sick teenage girl
Delay in eating disorder service 'unacceptable'
An eating disorder service due to open last December is now not expected to take in its first admissions until the second quarter of next year.

Wed, 13 Jul, 2022

Soaring Covid cases force Kerry hospital to cancel procedures
Soaring Covid cases force Kerry hospital to cancel procedures
As of last night, there were 54 patients in the Tralee hospital which serves the Kerry/West Limerick and North Cork region along with five suspected cases

Wed, 06 Jul, 2022

Irish Examiner View:  Permanent crisis at Limerick hospital
Irish Examiner View:  Permanent crisis at Limerick hospital
Why is Hiqa bothering to continue with surprise visits when the level of results is uniformly and consistently unsatisfactory?

Sat, 18 Jun, 2022

UHL failures caused by limited nearby services, nursing shortages and ageing population
UHL failures caused by limited nearby services, nursing shortages and ageing population
A scathing Hiqa report has shone a light on the series of failures at University Hospital Limerick, including lengthy waits for treatment and overcrowding

Sat, 18 Jun, 2022

Russian invasion of Ukraine
Critically ill patients in Meath ‘not given best opportunity of survival’
The clinical director of Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan has said that critically ill patients in Co Meath “are not provided with the best opportunity of survival” at the hospital.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2022

CC Fianna Fail campaign
Cork Fine Gael members split on location of new elective hospital
The location of the new facility will be revealed soon, though it is expected to be in Glanmire

Sun, 29 May, 2022

Donnelly rules out further changes to National Maternity Hospital plans
Donnelly rules out further changes to National Maternity Hospital plans
The Minister for Health has been called in to address a number of concerns raised in relation to the proposed maternity facility on the site of St Vincent’s Hospital

Wed, 11 May, 2022

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