Treating weak kidney patients in the middle of the night at the struggling University Hospital Limerick would “compromise safety”, insiders fear.
Nocturnal dialysis treatment was phased out. ireland hospitals Almost 10 years ago, but now UHL I want to get that back.
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hospital dialysis unit Patients are pouring in from all over the Midwest for treatment, and bosses are planning a return to night-time treatment.
But staff fear that if something goes wrong with many elderly and frail patients, they won't have the know-how to deal with it, forcing them into the hospital's crowded emergency department. .
A source told the Irish Sun: “This will greatly compromise patient safety and well-being. Many patients receiving nightly dialysis in these slots are elderly and frail.
“They have to leave their homes around 10pm and due to the unit's catchment area, they don't return until around 6am after four hours of dialysis and travel time.
“We have serious concerns about patient safety because if a patient requires additional medical care, it will be suboptimal.”
Officials said kidney consultants already have “many patients” who need to start dialysis but are unable to do so due to lack of capacity.
Insiders fear that patients will be encouraged to go to A&E when it is their turn after dialysis, where 239 people died on trolleys between 2019 and 2023.
Activists push for new unit in Ennis, Colorado Claire and eventually to Neenah, Colorado. tipperary.
beaumont hospital in dublin I stopped night dialysis in 2013.
Senator Martin Conway warned that action was needed now.
He told the Irish Sun:
“The important thing is, first of all, that people are valued.”
“Given current capacity constraints, we are considering extending out-of-hours services to ensure continued access within the region for patients requiring dialysis,” UHL said in a statement.
