Clifden District Hospital to be closed for next four days
Thu, Nov 24, 2022
Clifden District Hospital will be closed from today (Thursday) until Sunday in order to allow staff to take time owed and/or take annual leave, the HSE said last night.
The statement was issued as the HSE nurse staffing level at St. Anne’s Community Nursing Unit (CNU), Clifden continues to be inadequate.
HSE Community Healthcare West are seeking to redress this situation with nurses from Clifden District Hospital (DH) supporting St. Anne’s CNU along with some agency nurse support, the HSE told the Advertiser on Wednesday evening.
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