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# ICU

This year
2023
# uhl
Industrial action by ICU nurses in University Hospital Limerick suspended
It follows the agreement of a proposal between the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation and UHL.
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May 18th 2023, 2:10 PM
# Industrial Action
Limerick Hospital ICU nurses call for two beds to close until more staff are recruited
The nurses, who are members of the INMO, are now taking work-to-rule industrial action.
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May 12th 2023, 11:55 AM
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# DAILY FIGURES
Coronavirus: 11,380 new cases, with 803 people in hospital and 51 in ICU
The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures in a statement this afternoon.
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Mar 8th 2022, 3:44 PM
# Coronavirus
Covid-19: 10,600 cases, 836 people in hospital and 78 in ICU
The latest figures were confirmed by the Department of Health today.
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Jan 22nd 2022, 1:25 PM
# Podcast
The Explainer: Healthcare staff on what it's like working during the Omicron wave
Click to listen to a GP, a paramedic, an emergency medicine consultant, and the head of an intensive care unit talk about how our hospitals are coping with the Omicron wave.
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Jan 20th 2022, 6:00 PM
Phased reopening on the cards from February - but only if ICU numbers remain stable
The number of patients in critical care will be the key metric government looks at over the next two weeks.
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Jan 12th 2022, 7:00 PM
All time
# new guidelines
Hospitals to require visitors to show proof of Covid vaccination or immunity from Monday
Frontline staff have welcomed the change, saying it was “ridiculous” that people had to show a Covid cert to enter a café but not an ICU.
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Nov 25th 2021, 3:39 PM
# Capacity
ICU nurses: 'No more clapping by the public or lighting candles. At this stage, it's an insult'
Staff in intensive care units say they are at breaking point as a fourth surge of the pandemic hits.
Staff in intensive care units say they're at breaking point as a fourth Covid surge hits, Órla Ryan reports
"ICU nurses and doctors are absolutely exhausted and we haven't even hit the winter peak," one nurse said
Most ICU beds are full and the HSE is making efforts to increase surge capacity
Staff shortages force ICU nurses at St Vincent's Hospital to watch patients with baby monitor
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Nov 25th 2021, 12:05 AM
# Delayed transplant
Irish Kidney Association calls for clarity after transplant postponed over ICU capacity issues
The association said it hopes this was an isolated incident
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Nov 22nd 2021, 6:37 PM
# Hospitals
'It's not really true' that increasing ICU beds will make Covid situation better, HSE CEO says
Health officials yesterday confirmed 1,631 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
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Oct 28th 2021, 10:55 AM
# Covid-19
20 pregnant and postpartum women admitted to ICU with Covid since June, obstetrician says
Dr. Cliona Murphy also said that three women had been transferred to general hospitals for ICU care this weekend alone.
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Oct 25th 2021, 4:23 PM
# Surge concerns
Increase of 12 Covid-19 patients in ICU departments in the last 24 hours
There are 86 Covid-19 patients in the country’s ICU departments.
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Oct 20th 2021, 3:45 PM
# Covid-19
400 Covid-19 patients in hospital for first time since March
It’s estimated that 69% of those in ICUs have not been vaccinated.
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Oct 11th 2021, 2:04 PM
# Intensive care
INMO calls for services at St Vincent's ICU to be 'curtailed until unit is adequately staffed'
Nurses have to use a baby monitor to watch certain patients due to staff shortages, The Journal reported earlier today.
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Oct 7th 2021, 4:55 PM
# on the frontline
Staff shortages force ICU nurses at St Vincent's Hospital to watch patients with baby monitor
The ICU is at “breaking point”, nurses say.
The ICU is at "breaking point" with a few "near misses" in recent months, Órla Ryan reports
Nurses say they have been forced to use a baby monitor to watch certain patients due to staff shortages
"The pandemic broke us ... It was horrendous, some of the shifts we put in were indescribable."
'Exhausted' ICU nurses at St Vincent's say safety concerns they raised months ago have not been addressed
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Oct 7th 2021, 12:10 AM
# Under Pressure
Warning of further surgery cancellations in Northern Ireland as Covid ICU pressures mount
There are concerns over the numbers of unvaccinated young people and pregnant women being admitted.
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Aug 13th 2021, 8:03 PM
# Stephen Donnelly
'We don’t know how bad it’s going to get': Additional ICU surge capacity being built up, says Donnelly
The Health Minister said NPHET modelling estimates over 200 people will be in ICU in a few months.
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Jul 16th 2021, 10:07 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: 242 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The Department of Health today also confirmed there are 67 Covid-19 patients in hospital with 23 in ICU.
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Jun 14th 2021, 4:58 PM
# covid figures
Just 59 Covid-19 patients in hospital, the lowest figure in nine months
Director-General of the HSE Paul Reid said this is “a remarkable benefit of our strong vaccination programme & public support overall.”
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Jun 11th 2021, 8:17 AM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: 398 new cases confirmed in Ireland
70 patients with Covid-19 are in hospital, including 23 in ICU.
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Jun 10th 2021, 5:00 PM
# Figures
Coronavirus: 465 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.
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Jun 3rd 2021, 6:28 PM
# Covid hospitals
There are 151 people in hospital with Covid-19, with 44 in ICU
Ireland’s total number of Covid-19 cases where hospitalisation has been required is 14,192, with 1,502 people requiring care in ICU.
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Apr 29th 2021, 7:48 AM
# Good Friday
Ireland hits new daily vaccine high while number of people in hospital with Covid-19 inches up
More than 30,500 doses were administered on Friday.
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Apr 5th 2021, 11:40 AM
# Coronavirus
Number of people with Covid-19 receiving intensive care falls to 66
It is the lowest number since the start of January.
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Mar 27th 2021, 11:59 AM
# Hospitals
'These are not prisons': Taoiseach says mandatory hotel quarantine is key but can't be used for all countries
81 patients with Covid-19 are currently in intensive care units around the country.
81 patients with Covid-19 are currently in intensive care units around the country.
Health officials last night confirmed a further 769 cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
Mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers arriving into Ireland from certain countries is to come into effect by next weekend.
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Mar 22nd 2021, 4:34 PM
# ICU
Number of people with Covid-19 in hospitals drops below 600
Ten Covid-19 patients being treated in ICU died in the 24 hours up to 8am yesterday – the single highest daily number.
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Feb 25th 2021, 9:05 AM
# ICU
Drop in overall number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals, but slight increase in people in ICU
As of 8pm yesterday, 1,012 Covid patients were in Irish hospitals.
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Feb 10th 2021, 9:05 AM
# ICU
Number of people with Covid-19 in hospital continues to decrease
1,100 patients with Covid-19 are in Irish hospitals, including 173 in critical care.
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Feb 9th 2021, 9:14 AM
# ICU
Over 500 Covid-19 patients receiving critical care in Irish hospitals
There are 205 patients in ICU and 301 others receiving critical care outside of ICU.
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Feb 3rd 2021, 9:25 AM
# Vaccine
650 Covid-19 patients are receiving critical care, including 214 in ICU
HSE CEO Paul Reid said health teams are ‘battling to save lives’.
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Jan 24th 2021, 3:23 PM
# covid19
'Is the care of the same standard? No': Hospitals under pressure as ICU capacity approaches surge limit
There are 211 Covid-19 patients in ICU, with a further 330 patients receiving advanced respiratory care on wards.
Paul Reid said that transmission is "extremely different", with whole families getting sick from Covid-19.
An Oireachtas Committee heard that over 6,500 workers in acute hospitals are currently on sick leave.
There have been 523 Covid deaths in January, with the CMO predicting that this could rise up to 1,000.
How does this week's Covid-19 data compare to last week's?
Dr Holohan says 'no reason' to change his view on possibility of up to 1,000 Covid-19 deaths this month
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Jan 22nd 2021, 1:00 PM
# outbreaks
'A real concern': A third of patients with Covid-19 in hospital contracted the virus while on wards, says Tánaiste
‘They didn’t come in Covid positive, they picked up Covid while in the hospital,’ said Leo Varadkar.
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Jan 21st 2021, 1:30 PM
# Coronavirus
There are 1,923 people with Covid-19 in hospital, with 195 of those in ICU
There were 60 deaths and a further 3,231 cases of Covid-19 announced yesterday.
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Jan 17th 2021, 11:52 AM
# Hospitals
1,792 Covid-19 patients in hospital as figure continues to surpass double previous peak
The number of people in hospital is now more than twice that of the previous pandemic peak.
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Jan 14th 2021, 9:45 AM
# hospital capacity
Private hospitals to treat urgent non-Covid patients, as HSE braces for further rise in hospitalisations
There are now 1,421 people with Covid-19 in hospital, with 121 in ICU.
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Jan 10th 2021, 2:30 PM
# svuh
'Exhausted' ICU nurses at St Vincent's say safety concerns they raised months ago have not been addressed
Nurses have expressed frustration over shower and sink facilities, as well as not being prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine.
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Jan 8th 2021, 1:46 PM
# Hospitalisation
What's the total ICU bed capacity for the latest Covid-19 surge?
The HSE has said it would, of course, continue to care for patients beyond capacity but the level of care would not be the same.
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Jan 6th 2021, 6:05 AM
# INMO
Further restrictions not ruled out, says Varadkar as hospitals under 'extreme pressure'
Ireland’s 14-day incidence rate is now at 381.6 per 100,000 people.
Tánaiste says there is a strong case for leaving current restrictions in place until those most at risk are vaccinated
There are now 673 patients with Covid-19 being treated in hospital
Dr Colm Henry estimates hospitalisation levels of 1,300 or more by the end of January
Over 100 nurses are out of work for covid-related reasons at Cork University Hospital
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Jan 3rd 2021, 1:16 PM
# covid19 facts
Lowest number of Covid-19 patients in hospital and ICU since early October
In hospitals, there have been 12 admissions and 12 discharges in the last 24 hours.
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Dec 12th 2020, 4:42 PM
# Patients
'Encouraging news': Covid-19 hospitalisations fall compared to start of Level Five
Currently, there are 254 patients with Covid-19 in hospital, with 35 in ICU.
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Nov 14th 2020, 2:45 PM
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