Members of the public are being urged to stay vigilant and keep up their guard against COVID-19 especially if visiting hospitals.
University Hospital Galway (UHG) is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak, increased numbers of COVID-19 admissions along with a very significant return of non-Covid patients, similar to the national situation.
The Emergency Department is experiencing record levels of attendances and this is putting significant pressure on the hospital.
Members of the public are being urged to stay vigilant and keep up their guard against COVID-19 especially if visiting hospitals.
As Sligo University Hospital (SUH) continues to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak, visitors are being asked to be mindful of patient and staff safety when attending.
Anyone aged 16 and older who hasn’t yet received their first dose vaccine, can go to a walk-in vaccination clinic this weekend and get their vaccine.
Also, people who are waiting for their second dose Pfizer or Moderna vaccine may also attend one of the walk-in clinics, once the interval between doses has been reached.
The Roscommon vaccination centre is moving from its current location in the Abbey Hotel in Roscommon Town to Kilbride Community Hall.
The final day of vaccinations are taking place in the Abbey Hotel on Tuesday 17 August and vaccination clinics will commence in Kilbride Community Hall on Friday 20 August.
The final COVID-19 vaccination clinics will take place in Carndonagh Community School next week and anyone who requires a first or second dose vaccine after that will receive vaccine appointments for the LYIT vaccination centre in Letterkenny.
Letterkenny University Hospital is delighted to announce that Cathy Farrell has recently been appointed as a Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (RANP) in Heart Failure, the first role of its kind in the Saolta Hospital Group. RANPs are the highest level of clinical experts in the nursing profession in Ireland today.
The final COVID-19 vaccination clinics will take place in Clifden Community School this week and anyone who requires a first or second dose vaccine after that will receive vaccine appointments for the Ballybrit vaccination centre in Galway.
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the community and hospital attendances remain at a record high, health services in the West and North-West of the country are urging the public to keep up their guard.
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