Waterford cath lab closed to emergency cardiac care for two days due to equipment fault
The cardiac cath lab has been unable to provide services such as stenting procedures.
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The cardiac cath lab has been unable to provide services such as stenting procedures.
The Health Minister said a nationwide review will take place.
Around 200 people gathered outside Dáil Éireann today to call for 24-hour cardiac care for Waterford and the South-East.
Waterford man Tom Power died in an ambulance en route to Cork University Hospital having suffered a heart attack.
A 40-year-old man from Waterford died while being transported in an ambulance to a hospital in Cork.
His sister says Thomas Power (40) wouldn’t have died had the cath lab been open on Sundays.
Halligan threatened to leave the minority government last year after an independent clinical review found a second lab was not justified.
The recommendation not to provide a second cardiac cath lab at the hospital has caused a political rumpus that shows no signs of calming.
They want to meet with Health Minister Simon Harris as soon as possible.
An ongoing row about cardiac care services in Waterford could have serious consequences for the Government.
Cardiologist Dr Niall Herity has concluded that University Hospital Waterford does not need a second cath lab.