Organisation: St Michael’s Hospital

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Majority spend over six hours waiting for hospital admission, new survey of patient experiences finds

A small percentage of patients who present at emergency departments (EDs) are waiting at least two days to be admitted to hospital, while seven in 10 are not admitted within the HSE’s target time of six hours.

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Failures in recognising deteriorating condition of patients, HSE audit finds

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A city on tenterhooks as Toronto’s Gaels gripped by All-Ireland final

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Police find woman’s body in hunt for mum and newborn who vanished from hospital

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‘Players may need crash helmets to avoid brain injury from heading duels’

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Hospital putting patients ‘at serious risk’

Baby Olivia saved after doctors ‘chill’ her brain

A MOTHER yesterday thanked doctors for saving her newborn daughter by “chilling” the baby’s brain for three days.

Tue, 27 Nov, 2007

‘One in 12 patients who contract C diff infection will die’

A NEW virulent strain of the recently detected hospital acquired infection clostridium difficile (C diff) is fatal for one in 12 patients who contract it and is of huge concern for hospitals across the country, a consultant respiratory physician at a Dublin hospital told Dublin County Coroner’s Court yesterday.

Wed, 17 Oct, 2007

‘I was able to jump out and am lucky to be alive’

LUCKY to be alive: Shaken motorists repeated the words over and over as they recalled their terrifying encounter with the rampaging bus driver who brought chaos to the capital city.

Mon, 08 May, 2006

Labour slams plans to close Dun Laoghaire A&E unit

St Michael’s Hospital in Dun Laoghaire is reportedly planning to close its accident and emergency facility, according to the Labour Party.

Wed, 16 Jan, 2002