Hospital used special payment to pay staff

BEAUMONT Hospital was forced to request a special payment from the Eastern Regional Health Authority in April this year to pay its staff, according to a report in Medicine Weekly.

A finance report from its CEO, said the cash situation at the end of April was 'very serious' and the hospital would have been unable to meet its monthly salaries bill 'but for a special payment from the ERHA for the purpose'.

The internal documentation, seen by Medicine Weekly, also stated that Beaumont would require similar support in May and June.