Closure of beds will cause chaos, say nurses

DUNDALK faces the loss of acute hospital care and the closure of 30 beds in Tralee will create chaos during the summer months, nurses have claimed.

Closure of beds will cause chaos, say nurses
Fri, 07 May, 2004 - 01:00
Catherine Shanahan

Delegates attending the Irish Nurses Organisation (INO) agm in Killarney yesterday outlined a litany of failures within the hospital system.

A&E staff from Louth County Hospital said they were outraged to hear the North Eastern Health Board (NEHB) had decided to withdraw consultant cover after 5pm from July 1.

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