Sligo University Hospital thanks Sligo County Council staff for their support

Sligo University Hospital was supported by staff redeployed from Sligo Council Roads, Environment, Fisheries and Traffic Warden Departments to manage the hospital’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, at a time of unprecedented change.
 
The staff from Sligo County Council supported the hospital’s contingency plans including relocating the entrance to the hospital to a new temporary entrance, traffic management operations adjacent to the Emergency Arrivals Unit to facilitate COVID-19 screening and the introduction of access controls at the hospital entrances.
 
Grainne McCann, Hospital Manager said, “On behalf of the hospital I would like to thank all the County Council staff who were redeployed to work here, notably the team of Traffic Wardens - Eugene Hunt, Tony Fox, Stephen Burns and Stephen Reynolds - who have been here full-time since April. They played an important role in enabling and facilitating a number of key changes across the hospital to ensure that patients who needed to attend the hospital could do so safely during the ongoing public health emergency.
 
“The Traffic Wardens completed their redeployment this week and will return to normal duties from early June. In addition, we are appreciative of the support of Ciaran Hayes, Chief Executive, Sligo County Council and Thomas Kilfeather, Director of Infrastructure, Environment and Fire Services for releasing Local Authority staff to the hospital. It was hugely beneficial for the safe operation of hospital services. In addition to the Traffic Wardens, I would also like to acknowledge the contribution of the other staff redeployed here and who seamlessly operated as part of the hospital team.”