Patient at Wexford hospital hails ‘incredible’ evacuation procedure by staff

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Patient at Wexford hospital hails ‘incredible’ evacuation procedure by staff

A fire which broke out in Wexford General Hospital last night has caused more than 200 patients to be displaced. Patients were evacuated and transferred to hospitals in Kilkenny, Waterford, Cork and Dublin. Andrea was joined by Sandra, whose son Jack was in the hospital, Seamus, a patient in the hospital, and Robbie, whose father is also patient in the hospital. Ian Brennan, General Manager for The National Ambulance Service with Special responsibility for the South East and Padraig Byrne, Journalist with the Wexford People and Independent.ie also joined the programme…

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Patient at Wexford hospital hails ‘incredible’ evacuation procedure by staff