Naas General Hospital asks non-emergency patients to seek care elsewhere

The emergency department says it is under pressure from a rise in attendances in recent days and a high number of patients who need a bed.

Naas · An NásTue 13 Oct, 08:401 min read

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Naas General Hospital’s emergency department urged people whose health concerns are not urgent to look for help elsewhere where they can on 12 October, saying it was going through a “very busy period”.

The hospital told Kfm News that there had been “significantly higher presentations” in recent days. It added that many of those patients needed to be admitted.

Hospital management suggested that people consider the following options instead, where suitable:

a local pharmacy
their own GP
the Naas Hospital Injury Unit
KDOC, the out-of-hours GP service

According to Kfm, the injury unit is less than five minutes from the hospital. It deals with broken bones, dislocations, minor burns and a range of other minor injuries.

The unit’s website lists the injuries it treats, its opening hours and its location.

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