George Lawlor demands urgent debate on ED crisis at Wexford
George Lawlor called for an urgent debate on the crisis in emergency departments, citing a severe incident at Wexford General Hospital. He said 14 ambulances were stacked up outside the hospital, with some taken out of service for up to seven hours, and called for a demountable unit for Wexford to prevent a repeat.
He warned that ED departments across the country are facing an urgent crisis and said an immediate debate is required to address capacity and patient flow issues.
Lawlor cited last week’s incident at Wexford General Hospital where 14 ambulances were stacked up because the emergency department was already packed, with some ambulances out of service for up to seven hours.
He argued that Wexford needs a demountable unit to avoid the same crisis happening again and to relieve pressure on the emergency department.
The contribution was followed by brief acknowledgements in the chamber, including the phrases "Thank you, Deputy Lawler" and a mention of Deputy Gannon.
Emergency department crisis
He warned that ED departments across the country are facing an urgent crisis and said an immediate debate is required to address capacity and patient flow issues.
Ambulance delays at Wexford General Hospital
Lawlor cited last week’s incident at Wexford General Hospital where 14 ambulances were stacked up because the emergency department was already packed, with some ambulances out of service for up to seven hours.
Proposal for demountable unit
He argued that Wexford needs a demountable unit to avoid the same crisis happening again and to relieve pressure on the emergency department.
Responses in the chamber
The contribution was followed by brief acknowledgements in the chamber, including the phrases "Thank you, Deputy Lawler" and a mention of Deputy Gannon.
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Transcript
We need an urgent debate on the crisis in ED departments across the country. Last week, outside Wexford General Hospital, 14 ambulances were stacked up with no access to the emergency department because it was already packed. 14 ambulances taken out of service, some for up to seven hours. This is an urgent crisis that we're facing now in the ED departments. And Wexford needs a demountable unit to avoid this crisis happening again. Thank you, Deputy Lawler. Deputy Gannon. Thank you, Deputy Lawler.