Some hospital and community services in the HSE Dublin and South East Region have been impacted by recent and ongoing weather conditions.
Hospitals in Dublin South, Waterford and Wexford have seen very little impact due to the weather, however, they remain busy due to the number of patients presenting with Flu and other respiratory illnesses. While community services in Dublin South and Wicklow have been unaffected by the adverse weather, there may be some disruption in counties Waterford and Wexford. Our services will make every effort to contact those whose appointments have been affected.
Adverse weather conditions have impacted services across Carlow, Kilkenny, and Tipperary South with outpatient appointments cancelled today in Tipperary University Hospital and St Luke’s Hospital Carlow/Kilkenny. St Luke’s Hospital Carlow/Kilkenny outpatient appointments remain cancelled, however outpatient appointments will go ahead in Tipperary University Hospital tomorrow Tuesday January 7th. There may also be some disruption to community and day services in these counties, and where possible, our teams will contact those whose appointments are affected directly.
Some community and day services in the Southeast of the country have been cancelled today, Monday, January 6th. Hospitals in Waterford and Wexford have not cancelled any appointments, however, they remain busy due to the number of patients presenting with Flu and other respiratory illnesses.
Martina Queally, REO HSE Dublin and South East Region said “We regret the disruption to services and apologise for the impact it is having on our patients and their families. We must do everything we can to protect the safety of our patients and our staff. As this is a changing weather situation which is expected to continue for a number of days we will continue to monitor the situation and we will communicate any further changes.
I would like to thank our staff for their continued work to ensure that our patients are being safely cared for across our services. I would also like to recognise the support from our colleagues in An Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces, Civil Defence Ireland, the Irish Red Cross, the Order of Malta and Mountain Rescue services for the work they have been doing across the region to ensure the safety of our staff and the community during this difficult time.”
We are asking the public to please check https://www2.hse.ie/services/disruptions/ where we will update any additional changes to services. Patients can also check our social media channels and we will be updating regional and national media.
Finally, despite the extremely difficult conditions in some parts of the region, we would urge anyone requiring urgent emergency care to attend their local Emergency Department for treatment. As always, our Emergency Departments provide emergency care to patients 24/ 7
Last updated on: 07 / 01 / 2025
