Are you living in a ‘danger zone’ ?? When our Government decided to reduce a number of Irish Hospitals to a Care Home type, Monaghan was among the list. We tried to stop them as we needed a Hospital nearer to home than Cavan. The people of Monaghan, and especially North Monaghan, would have to travel miles over very bad roads to get to Cavan but for the decision makers that was never taken into consideration. We claimed at the time that people would die as a result of the time needed to get to a hospital especially those involved in a collision, those with a heart attack, and those with symptoms which needed attention and treatment sooner rather than later. Now we are being told that in Ireland an average of 28 people per week are dying due to the late arrival at a hospital because of the distance travelled to get there and then the wait for attention due to the lack of nurses and doctors. Nurses, doctors and consultants are scarce due to the attraction of other countries where they are paid a decent wage. We have often claimed that unless the numbers of nurses, doctors and consultants increased in our health services death would come early for many patients and that will only change when our Government decides to make it more attractive for our Nurses, Doctors and Consultants to work in Ireland. But they should also rebuild the services available in local hospitals like Monaghan. A patient in North Monaghan has to wait for an ambulance, which could be anything up to an hour, and then suffer the drive to Cavan. The Golden Hour, which is still the time limit, is well past by the time the patient arrives in the Emergency Room in Cavan. Survival would be doubtful. However the chance of Monaghan getting the important services back is doubtful as Monaghan is a forgotten place and there is no one there to demand return of our needs. Delays will cause the death of some but then who is there to fight our corner?
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Are you living in a ‘danger zone’ ?? When our Government decided to reduce a number of Irish Hospitals to a Care Home type, Monaghan was among the list. We tried to stop them as we needed a Hospital nearer to home than Cavan. The people of Monaghan, and especially North Monaghan, would have to travel miles over very bad roads to get to Cavan but for the decision makers that was never taken into consideration. We claimed at the time that people would die as a result of the time needed to get to a hospital especially those involved in a collision, those with a heart attack, and those with symptoms which needed attention and treatment sooner rather than later. Now we are being told that in Ireland an average of 28 people per week are dying due to the late arrival at a hospital because of the distance travelled to get there and then the wait for attention due to the lack of nurses and doctors. Nurses, doctors and consultants are scarce due to the attraction of other countries where they are paid a decent wage. We have often claimed that unless the numbers of nurses, doctors and consultants increased in our health services death would come early for many patients and that will only change when our Government decides to make it more attractive for our Nurses, Doctors and Consultants to work in Ireland. But they should also rebuild the services available in local hospitals like Monaghan. A patient in North Monaghan has to wait for an ambulance, which could be anything up to an hour, and then suffer the drive to Cavan. The Golden Hour, which is still the time limit, is well past by the time the patient arrives in the Emergency Room in Cavan. Survival would be doubtful. However the chance of Monaghan getting the important services back is doubtful as Monaghan is a forgotten place and there is no one there to demand return of our needs. Delays will cause the death of some but then who is there to fight our corner?