As of 8am today there were 236 patients awaiting admission to a hospital bed. This compares to 514 on the same day last year, a decrease of 54%.
While flu like illness has not had a significant impact on numbers attending ED to date, we are now seeing signs that flu levels are rising and expect this will impact on the number of ED attendances and admissions over the coming weeks. The HSE would like to thank the public for continuing to avail of alternative service options available including injury units, local GP and pharmacy services and keeping our EDs for patients who need them most.
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