The Rotunda Hospital in Dublin experienced a mini baby boom on St Stephen’s Day and a level of activity that was “unsustainable” due to the physical limitations of the outdated building, warned master Dr Sam Coulter-Smith. “That level of activity is simply…
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Hospital to roll out healthcare ratings system
A NEW management system will be rolled out at one of the country’s busiest maternity hospitals to help improve standards for patients. Bosses at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin confirmed they were installing a new clinical information management service from January, which…
Rotunda may limit intake of mothers
One of the biggest maternity hospitals in the State is considering a cap on the number of expectant mothers it will deliver, because of safety concerns. The Rotunda hospital says it cannot continue accommodating an ever-increasing number of patients when…
Hospital cutbacks ‘force mothers to give birth in dangerous conditions’
Dr Sam Coulter Smith, master of the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, has warned that several emergency patients are having to be dealt with at the one time, creating “significant clinical risk”. Writing in the hospital’s annual report, he said a record 9,319…
Hospital reveals safety fears amid baby boom
THE master of one of the biggest maternity hospitals in the country admitted he has “grave concerns” over safety, as the ongoing baby boom puts huge pressure on a cash-strapped system. Dr Sam Coulter-Smith, master of the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, spoke…
Hospitals have ‘duty of care’ on abortion, say women
Three women who had to travel to Britain to obtain abortions have written to maternity hospitals here telling them they have a duty of care to people in similar circumstances. “We know that legally your hands are tied in the…
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Posted in Coombe, Doctors, Hospitals/Clinics, National Matenity, Patients, Rotunda
Posted in Coombe, Doctors, Hospitals/Clinics, National Matenity, Patients, Rotunda
Staff are so busy lives are at risk, Rotunda boss admits
Dr Sam Coulter-Smith, master of Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital, has warned the hospital — which is currently operating at about 50pc above capacity — is at risk of “a bad outcome”. He said a lack of one-to-one care can have a “profoundly…
Daughter ‘did not die in vain’ as hospital says sorry
The Rotunda hospital acknowledged that the care provided to Mrs Seo around the time of the birth of her baby daughter Jessica “was not as it should have been and was not as Mihwa was entitled to expect”. The hospital…
Posted in Medicolegal, Rotunda
