An outbreak of the Winter Vomiting Bug has led to visiting restrictions being put in place at South Tipperary General Hospital.
Meanwhile overcrowding at the Clonmel hospital has led to an appeal for people not to attend the Emergency Department except in the case of a genuine emergency.
A small number of cases of Norovirus have been confirmed at South Tipp General Hospital.
The outbreak of the Winter Vomiting Bug is confined to one ward.
As a precaution the affected ward – Medical 2 – is restricted to visitors except in exceptional circumstances. Contact should be made with the specific ward manager by telephone in advance of visiting.
Management at the Clonmel hospital is appealing to the public to co-operate with the current restrictions.
Anyone who has been affected by vomiting or diarrhoea – or anyone who has had contact with persons with these symptoms – is asked not to visit South Tipp General until they have been symptom-free for 48 hours.
Meanwhile the overcrowding situation at South Tipp General has led to people being asked not to attend the Emergency Department unless it's a genuine emergency.
Management are asking members of the public where possible that a GP or Caredoc out of hour's service be consulted in the first instance.
This has also led to the postponement or rescheduling of a number of planned non-emergency inpatient procedures.
Those who have had their procedures postponed will be contacted with a new appointment date as quickly as possible.
Hospital management are reassuring people that while the hospital is extremely busy at present, patients are being seen and cared for appropriately.
Today there are 34 patients without a bed at the hospital while yesterday there were 38 according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
Meanwhile at University Hospital Limerick, which covers North Tipperary, there are 54 patients being cared for on trolleys or chairs this afternoon.
