Friends of Ennis Hospital

18/04/2026

An air ambulance for west Clare operated by the NAS exclusively for medical emergencies is on our wish list for the minister as something urgently needed in Clare
Sligo (which has a hospital) has got one
Why is Clare always left behind 🤔

A HSE Northwest Air Ambulance is set to be based at Sligo Airport, boosting emergency response across the North West. The HSE is finalising plans for the servic...

18/04/2026

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Consider donating blood at the Ennis clinics next week

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17/04/2026

The second of two instances both involving young children and young mothers where the outcome could have been much worse highlighted this week on Clare FM.
In this instance the mother has a medical background and listening to the interview and knowing the story - it really should open the debate - this could be any of us - I know I wouldn’t know what to do in the case of experiencing anaphylaxis in an adult let alone a child.
As said in today’s previous post - this is not about damning the NAS or UHL - both mothers had nothing but praise for the attention they received from both the NAS and UHL and even their local pharmacy - their experience is damning of our Government and our local representatives who thought and seem to still think they knew what was best for the people of Clare and that was a hospital in Raheen.
I am not going to sugarcoat the next sentence- We also know that if the unthinkable had happened those very representatives would have appeared or written offering their sympathies and would still look for the site of the hospital in Coonagh over Clare!!

We need a model 3/4 hospital in Clare with a fully operational A&E for all the people of Clare including if not more so for those people presenting with ‘time limit illnesses where time is of the essence’.

West Clare Mother Claims Son Almost Died During Allergic Reaction As Nearest Ambulance Was In Limerick - News % Clare FM

17/04/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐛𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬

https://www.clare.fm/news/west-clare-mother-claims-son-almost-died-during-allergic-reaction-as-nearest-ambulance-was-in-limerick/
https://www.clare.fm/news/west-clare-mother-endured-two-hours-of-terror-while-waiting-for-daughters-ambulance/

17/04/2026

The story of Molly Kelly and her daughter Rhea highlights just how remote we live here in West Clare - for parents listening this is their worst nightmare , this is the first of two instances both involving young children and where the outcome could have been much worse. It is not damning of the NAS or UHL it is the opposite thankfully because without them in our corner we would be completely isolated here in West Clare - it is, however, damning of a Government and our local representatives who think they know or knew what is best for the people of Clare - a hospital in Raheen!!!- What we have been campaigning for is a Model 3/4 hospital in the county town accessible to all of Clare - a hospital with a fully operational A&E for the 'time limit illnesses' where time is of the essence -

West Clare Mother Endured "Two Hours Of Terror" While Waiting For Daughter's Ambulance - News % Clare FM

17/04/2026

Are you or your child on a waiting list for an outpatient appointment? Have a look and see what the waiting lists are like by speciality nationwide as of March 26th

16/04/2026

Waiting List data
Very concerned about the increase in Waiting Lists at Ennis Hospital. Particularly the increase in patients waiting over 18 months which has grown substantially

While Ennis is mid table in waiting lists nationwide and UHL is performing well compared to other model 4's healthcare for inpatient day cases, GI scopes and outpatient appointments should not require travel to limerick when we have such excellent staff locally

14/04/2026

13/04/2026

A second very interesting motion before the council today 🚑
co sponsored by councillors Antoinette Baker Bashua, Tommy Guilfoyle, Ian Lynch & Rachel Hartigan

Will be very interested to see the response to this when it comes out

13/04/2026

Since 2006 County Clare had the highest % rise in population in the HSE Midwest area
Approximately 130,000 people have chosen Clare as the place they call home
Why should 40% of them have to live so far from acute services?

Where is the equity in that

13/04/2026

Hoping to attend the Clare county council meeting this evening
Hugely important to say that even with the Raheen announcement we are still fighting for a hospital in Clare for Clare

I am glad to be bringing this motion before the council today
Clare needs its own hospital above & beyond what Ennis can currently provide
I have spent enough time in UHL and I have seen how bad it can get and it’s only going to get worse so we need to be making plans now for what we need which is a first class hospital for the people of Clare

13/04/2026

In order to have a 7 day service the hospitals need a 7 day staffing and that’s not just consultants but nurses health care assistants radiology laboratory etc

And speaking of staffing … hospitals staffing models should be based on prior year demand +/- 2% not on activity levels from 2/3 years ago
The population profile demands it and proper staffing would mean less agency staff
But when did the HSE do anything sensible 😔