The HSE sought an urgent meeting with bosses of Bloomfield hospital in Rathfarnham after learning of safeguarding issues. Senior HSE officials, including chief executive Bernard Gloster, were then made aware of the safeguarding concerns. [ Inside Bloomfield Hospital: what investigators found after whistle blown on patient care ]Bloomfield also “voluntarily closed the hospital to admissions and have 113 residents, 50 of whom are 65+”. “The chief executive asked that a HSE presence be on site at Bloomfield every day until assurances can be satisfied,” the briefing document said. Bloomfield hospital did not answer a question on whether it has resumed accepting admissions into the hospital.

Source: The Irish Times April 01, 2026 08:02 UTC