University Hospital Waterford to start provide cardiac care after 10 years of campaigning
University Hospital Waterford is to start providing 24/7 cardiac care after 10 years of campaigning by the public to have the service provided for the southeast region.
From 8am on Monday, the new round-the-clock Primary PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) means patients suffering serious cardiac arrests can receive emergency treatment at any time of the day or night instead of having to make round-trip journeys of 246 kilometres to Cork or 340kms to Dublin.
PPCI is an emergency procedure used to open a completely blocked coronary artery during a severe heart attack.
The hospital has been providing a 12-hour service from 8 am to 8 pm, since March last year. There had been an 8 am to 5 pm service operating from UHW for several years.
The HSE has confirmed that the service will be expanded from this month and will cover the HSE Dublin and the south-east region.
Former independent TD for Waterford Matt Shanahan, who has been one of many campaigners calling for the round-the-clock...
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