WARD CLOSURE AT PORTIUNCULA HOSPITAL BALLINASLOE

Date Published: 12-Dec-2007

A surgical and gynaecology ward at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinalsoe is to close this weekend due to staffing shortages in other parts of the hospital.St. Clare's is a 28 bed female ward that's serviced by 25 staff.The nurses and other staff will now be dispersed to other wards after a moritorium on staff hiring and there's no indication when St. Clare's will re-open Local Town Councillor Jason Devlin is concerned about the consequences of the closure