Patients at CUH waiting up to 24 hours

PATIENTS at some of Ireland’s largest hospitals are facing unacceptable emergency department delays, with half of attendees at Cork University Hospital (CUH) alone waiting up to 24 hours for treatment.

Figures in the HSE’s latest Healthstat performance report show that, four years on from official plans to see all admitted patients within six hours, seven facilities are still failing to get anywhere near the target.

According to the statistics CUH, Galway University Hospital (GUH), the Mid-West Regional Hospital in Dooradoyle, Limerick, the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, Co Offaly, and Waterford Regional Hospital are seeing patients wait as long as 24 hours for the care they need.