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20/08/2013
Interim Emergency Department To Accept Walk-Ins
The temporary emergency department, opened at Letterkenny General Hospital after flooding caused damage to the main department, is due to start accepting walk-in patients.
The hospital's main emergency department has been closed for three weeks following extensive flood damage, with all emergency cases being diverted to Derry, Sligo and Enniskillen.
A statement released by the hospital said that the interim emergency department would be accepting walk-in patients from midday today (Tuesday), but advised that non-emergency patients should not attend the hospital and continue to contact their GP.
(MH/JP)
The hospital's main emergency department has been closed for three weeks following extensive flood damage, with all emergency cases being diverted to Derry, Sligo and Enniskillen.
A statement released by the hospital said that the interim emergency department would be accepting walk-in patients from midday today (Tuesday), but advised that non-emergency patients should not attend the hospital and continue to contact their GP.
(MH/JP)
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