St. Luke’s General Hospital, Kilkenny, is imposing visiting restrictions across all areas of the hospital from today.
According to a statement released by the HSE, the restrictions are due to a high incidence of patient admittance through the Emergency Department, many of whom are suffering from influenza.
At the time of writing, visiting is restricted to all areas of the hospital except visits to children or the critically ill. Visiting in the maternity unit is limited to partners and/or next of kin.
The hospital has appealed to members of the public to only visit the hospital if it is absolutely necessary and not to visit if they have or had flu-like symptoms in past four days.
People with flu-like symptoms are advised to telephone or visit their GPs, rather than presenting at the hospital’s Emergency Department or AMAU.
The hospital would like encourage relatives and friends to contact patients on their mobile phone if feasible rather than visit the hospital over the coming week.
