MediCentre Portarlington
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MediCentre, Portarlington, Co. Laois
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facebook.comDear Patients, there is a fault on the phone lines at present, Eir have advised that they may be down all day today. If you need to contact the surgery please phone 083 893 3314 and a member of our team will assist you.
Following the advice from the Government Agencies and Met Eireann, in the interest of safety for all our patients and staff we will not be open tomorrow. As you may be already aware, the red weather warning has now been extended until at least 6pm tomorrow. Please stay safe and follow the advice of the agencies who are advising that we all stay indoors. This is in the interest of safety to all. If you have a medical emergency between 8 am and 6 pm please phone 086 812 4191 and a member of our team will assist you. After 6pm please call Midoc at 1850 302 702
In the interest of safety for all our patients and staff we are going to close the building from 11 am today. We will reassess the situation tomorrow. Please stay safe and follow the advice of the agencies who are advising that we all stay indoors. This is in the interest of safety to all. If you have a medical emergency between 8 am and 6 pm please phone 086 812 4191 and a member of our team will assist you. After 6pm please call Midoc at 1850 302 702.
Our phones are now working again. Thanks to our patients for their patience 😊
Please stay safe everyone
The Garda Siochana have called to us and have advised that we close the building with immediate effect. This is in the interest of safety to all. If you have a medical emergency, please phone 086 812 4191 and a member of our team will assist you.
In the interest of safety for all our patients, we are advising that you do not travel to the MediCentre today unless you have a medical emergency. Please stay safe and follow the advice of the agencies who are advising that we all stay indoors.
2017-2018 Flu Vaccine: The Flu Vaccine is now available at The MediCentre. Vaccination is strongly recommended for: persons aged 65 and older those with long term medical conditions such as diabetes and chronic heart, kidney, lung or neurological disease people whose immune system is impaired due to disease or treatment including all cancer patients persons with a Body Mass Index (BMI) over 40 pregnant women (at any stage in pregnancy) residents of nursing homes and other long stay institutions people with regular close contact with poultry, water fowl or pigs health care workers carers Flu Facts: There has been a steady increase in the number of cases of flu in recent years. Flu is a very infectious and potentially serious illness and a new flu vaccine must be given each year. Flu can cause severe illness and can even be life threatening for older people, those who have a long term illness and pregnant women. Flu is a highly infectious acute respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus. Influenza affects people of all ages. Outbreaks of flu occur almost every year, usually in winter. This is why it is also known as seasonal flu. Flu can be prevented by vaccination. Flu vaccination is a safe, effective way to help prevent flu infection, avoid hospitalisation and reduce flu-related deaths and illnesses.
Great Day Out in Dublin with a great team! A few missing in action on the day 😊
We would like to wish our friend and colleague Noreen and her husband Alan all the happiness in the world as they celebrated their wedding yesterday.
We are now running our Blood Clinic BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. If you need to have your bloods checked please call the surgery on 057 8623138 to make an appointment.