A cardiac patient has been transported by Rescue 117 from University Hospital Waterford to Cork University Hospital.
The search and rescue helicopter based at Waterford Airport reported this morning that a crew was in the process of transporting a patient from UHW to Cork.
Crews currently transporting a critical cardiac patient from University Hospital #Waterford to @CUH_Cork for treatment. @AmbulanceNAS
— Rescue 117 (@R117Waterford) August 6, 2017
The air asset of the Irish Coast Guard provides rescue helicopter cover to the south-east coast of Ireland and beyond.
Currently, there is one cath lab at UHW which operates from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
The calls for a 24-hour facility in the region have continued since the findings of the Independent Herity Report.
