Visitor restrictions in place at Portlaoise Hospital

VISITOR restrictions are in place at Portlaoise hospital from today Friday 25 April.

Hospital management said the restrictions are necessary to prevent the transmission of influenza that is circulating in the community.

As such, there is currently no visiting to any of the wards except for compassionate purposes.

Any visiting for critical or compassionate purposes must be arranged in advance with the nurse in charge.

These measures will be lifted as soon as possible when clinical circumstances allow.

For up-to-date guidelines on visiting patients log onto https://www2.hse.ie/services/hospitals/midland-regional-hospital-portlaoise/ 

 You are asked to please do not visit if you feel unwell or experience any respiratory symptoms.

Hospital management said it would like to thank members of the public for their support in preventing the spread of infection in the hospital. Their help is vital to protect patients, staff, and the wider community.

Where possible, the management is asking patients with non-emergency conditions to seek assistance from other parts of the health service such as their local Pharmacist, GP, GP out-of- hours service, or a local injury unit.

To find out more about influenza log onto https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/flu/