Why Children's Hospitals Are Closing In Ireland Despite Alarming Increase In Patients

Due to the high number of patients and deteriorating health of the public, three children hospitals have urged parents and children to stay away from medical facilities in Ireland. These three hospitals include the Children's University Hospital in Temple Street, Our Lady's Hospital in Crumlin and the National Children's Hospital in Tallaght.

The management of the hospitals further said that this decision is taken due to an unexpected amount of hospital admissions this week. The reason for such an alarming increase in patients is majorly due to respiratory infections in young children and babies.

According to Irish Mirror, due to the unavailability of beds and too much burden on the hospital staff, the hospitals have suggested first to consult the family doctor or the GP services before turning to the hospitals' emergency. The hospitals have apologized to parents but they have done it to ensure public interest. They say that management is a big issue in such crucial circumstances.

As per Dublin Live, if they continue taking more patients, they will not be able to provide quality services and they do not want to compromise on the health of people. But things do not seem to be going well for Temple Street as compared to others.

This is the second time that the hospital has closed in a single week. Before the overcrowding issue, the hospital was closed due to the electrical fault. Due to the technological issue, the emergency department was closed and ambulances were called off.

Even though they have had losses in financial means, they still are not ready to compromise on quality health services and do not want to keep the wellbeing of people on the stake. As the patients are majority children, they cannot take a risk as they are more vulnerable and susceptible to disease and nosocomial infections.