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INMO Figures Show
2019 Use Of Helipad At Dublin’s Mater Hospital 7,392 Patients Without

3rd, In Doubt After City Planners Raise Concerns A Hospital Bed In June C
July he use of the helipad at cy in place before they con- Former Dublin Lord

the Mater Hospital in sider extending permission Mayor, Councillor Nial Ring,
| TDublin is in doubt. for the landing zone. says this reason alone means President & Founding
EXAMINER concerns about the impact Costello says the current it would be a worthwhile Paddy McCarthy
Publisher
City planners have raised
City
Joe
councilor
addition to the hospital.
Editor
“I have actually no prob-
on locals, and some are
plan could also negatively
Grahame Curtis
IRISH reluctant to extend planning affect the hospital itself. lem with helipad going Associate Publisher
He said: “The hospital
permission for the landing
there,” said Mr Ring.
Marc-Yves Tumin
“It’s in the running to be a
itself has plans for future
zone.
Planning permission for expansion and if the helipad major trauma center and I There has been a 7% rise in the News Editor
the helipad was granted is going to be down on the think it's only right that peo- number of people waiting on trol- David Carter
three years ago, but as yet it ground level, then those ple should have access to the leys in hospitals across the coun- Arts & Entertainment Editor
has not been used. plans would certainly be up Mater Hospital as quickly try. Brad Balfour
City planners now say in the air.” and as soon as possible.” The latest Irish Nurses and Sales Director
they want a fresh noise It is estimated that the use The hospital said that if Midwives Organization (INMO) John O’Rourke
impact assessment, a detailed of a helipad at the Mater the helipad gets the go- figures show 7,392 patients were
plan in case of emergency could save up to nine lives a ahead, it would be for “life or without hospital beds in June. Classified Advertising
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and a bird management poli- year. death use only.” C Last Tuesday, 482 patients were
Art Director
on trolleys, the highest total for Heidi Gross Kelley
any day in June since records
Contributors
began. Joe Murphy, Joe Kavanagh, C.S.
The trolley watch figures show O’Brien, Mike Fitzpatrick, Seamus
of the 7,392 patients waiting for Kelleher, Bert Randolph Sugar, John
Mooney, Neil McDaid, Aine Fox, Sean
beds were 55 children. C McCarthy, Mike Bowen, Marc-Yves
Tumin, Jack McGrath, Charley Brady,
Patrick Hurley, Catherine Wylie, Alicia
Statue Of Former Colon, Jason Gallagher, Jackie Cahill, Bill
Archbishop Decapitated Daly, Jim McKeon
At Thurles Cathedral Contributing Photographers
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Tipperary. Circulation
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the marble statue of Archbishop North East - Paul Hamrock
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Patrick Leahy was decapitated Historian
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