Opening of new Cystic Fibrosis Unit welcome – Crowe<\/p>\n
31 July 2012<\/p>\n
Tallaght based Sinn F\u00e9in TD Se\u00e1n Crowe has welcomed the news that patients with cystic fibrosis will this week begin transferring to new purpose-built facilities at St Vincent\u2019s Hospital, Dublin.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Describing the opening to the new \u20ac28 million ward block as \u201clong overdue but very welcome,\u201d Deputy Crowe said: \u201cAfter a seven-year campaign by advocate groups who fought for improved services for patients with Cystic Fibrosis, we finally have a purpose built facility at St Vincent\u2019s Hospital that will provide state of the art treatment for people with this potentially life-threatening condition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe \u20ac28 million investment in this purpose built facility will provide 20 inpatient single en-suite bedrooms for patients with cystic fibrosis and an additional 10 day beds. Hospital sources have also said the number of inpatient beds for cystic fibrosis patients could be increased to 34 if required.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe new block at St Vincent\u2019s Hospital, named the Nutley Wing, has five wards with 20 inpatient single, en-suite bedrooms housed over seven storeys. Twenty per cent of the beds on each of the wards will be isolation rooms with positive and negative air exchange. This is necessary to treat Cystic Fibrosis, a condition caused by a defective gene that means the body produces abnormally thick and sticky mucus that lodges in the airway and on the lungs.<\/p>\n
Cystic Fibrosis sufferers are suceptible and open to infection and the isolation rooms will be a Godsend to patients allowing them to rest, recuperate and help build their immune system in an infection free environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe new ward block will also provide specialist facilities for Cancer care, Infectious Diseases, Urology, and Haematology and all areas of the new ward block should be fully functional by the end of August.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe development of these new facilities will be a significant improvement on the existing level of care currently available for Cystic Fibrosis patients in Ireland and I only hope that there will be sufficient inpatient beds available to treat all people with this condition whenever they require hospitalisation in single en-suite rooms.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish to commend everyone who campaigned so hard to have this new facility opened and I know that it will make a massive difference to the lives of all those people who suffer from this condition and that need specialised care.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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