St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny is experiencing one of the highest levels of overcrowding in the country today. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) this morning confirmed there are a total of 549 patients on hospital trolleys. INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said the situation in ou hospitals “is now out of […]
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed there has been an outbreak of the superbug CPE at St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny. The confirmed cases of Carpbepenemase Producing Enterobacterales (CPE) has resulted in the closure of the Medical 1 GEMS and Stroke Unit to new admissions. In a statement issued this morning the hospital […]