Watch: TD tells Leo Varadkar of dying OAP's agonising wait on trolley in Portiuncula Hospital
She was forced to move from a bed in Roscommon Hospital to a trolley in Portiuncula after suffering a seizure.
TD tells Leo Varadkar of dying OAP's agonising wait on trolley in Portiuncula Hospital
Avril Kinsella and Neasa CumiskeyVideo Team
A TD has told Leo Varadkar of a dying OAP's agonising wait on a trolley in Portiuncula Hospital as he urged the expedition of plans for a new emergency department and additional bed capacity.
Independent TD for Roscommon-Galway Denis Naughten brought the issue before the Dáil on January 18 as he spoke about Mary Hughes (76), who died in Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe, Galway, on January 4.
She was forced to move from a bed in Roscommon Hospital to a trolley in Portiuncula after suffering a seizure.
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