UHG among worst performing hospitals for A and E efficiencies
Galway Bay fm newsroom - University Hospital Galway is ranked among the worst performing hospital for the number of patients admitted to bed or discharged at A and E within HSE target times.
The Irish Independent reports that UHG has a 73.9% rate, with Beaumont hospital in Dublin topping the worst-performing table at 67%
The HSE has set a nine hour target rate for patients to be admitted or discharged from A and E.
Figures collated for November, place UHG among the worst performers with a 73.9% rate, while Portiuncula hospital in Ballinasloe is ranked among the best with a 98% rate.
Other poor performers on the A and E league table include Beaumont hospital in Dublin, Cork University Hospital and Connolly hospital Dublin.
The report comes amid a warning from the the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine that a recent flu outbreak could "spread like wildfire."
Beaumont Hospital and Kerry General have both put visiting restrictions in place to try and contain the virus.
The I-A-E-M believes the crisis is being exacerbated by over-crowding in Emergency Departments.