I hope I will never have to darken the door of this place they call a hospital again.

I was evaluated by the cardiologist for a problem with my aortic valve. He spoke with me at length, got the echo, the CT scan to clarify some things and referred me for an angiogram to Dublin. He explained everything to me clearly and reassured me about everything about the surgery and the part afterwards. I hope he stays at this hospital.

The treatment we received was inhumane. Lay for 12 hours with severe abdominal pain on a trolley after a serious RTA to be told that there was a 12-hour waiting time to before I would be seen by a doctor. What an inhumane way to treat anyone. It was just appalling.I hope I will never have to be admitted to KGH again. The nurses did their job so well but only one doctor on duty for an A&E that had trolleys strewn all over the place. What a disaster. I am so angry with the treatment we received. Two toilets of which one was OUT Of ORDER and when I left the hospital this was still OUT of ORDER. An absolute disgrace the whole experience.

Very happy with care received.

It was a normal appointment for pregnancy. Should be seen at 2.15. But was seen at 2.50 because no doctor was there. Doctor came in strolling at 2.15 eating ice-cream. Full corridor of pregnant women. So tell me why do you make appointments for 2 and 2.15. So we sit miserably in heat? When you are on late stages of pregnancy it is hard. Air conditioning would help and a bit of common sense planning appointments.

Portlaoise is an outstanding hospital once you get through tho bottleneck of A&E. it is not the fault of the nurses and doctors, but the ones in the suits and their clipboards who have not got a clue how to run a hospital

I felt I was the victim of patient profiling. The doctor looked at me with extreme suspicion and I believe that's the reason that the nurse didn't give me any pain medication for nearly seven hours! The surgery went well I believe. The food was awful, and that's why I didn't mind when the catering staff took it from my hands if I hadn't finished eating it on their time schedule!I Walked to the shop for water and fruit. I believe they thought I was a junkie :(

Outstanding, amazing, wonderful, caring, efficient, thorough.....I could go on and on. Our family hasn't always had good experiences with hospitals in Cork but we have NOTHING but good to say about this visit. Every time we mentioned to a nurse, nurse assistant, doctor, intern, consultant etc.., a symptom we were worried about, it was dealt with IMMEDIATELY. They were extremely careful with everything they did with medications, procedures etc..

FIRST VISIT - NICE HOSPITAL. EXCELLENT SURGEON, EXCELLENT NURSES. ASKED TO COME BACK NEXT DAY FOR BANDAGE CHANGE ON PROCEDURE. CHARGED 40 EURO, TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED ON MY MED INSURANCE ,YET WAS PART OF THE SAME PROCEDURE? WOUND HAD ALSO TO BE EXAMINED BY NURSE - ON THAT DAY.

Was admitted for an urgent investigative procedure, but it took 5 weeks to organise. I was covered by private health insurance but the consultant sat at the desk doing notes. I never saw him in the room during the procedure and I did not feel properly sedated. I was very sore after it and got very little sympathy. Basically the minute I work up I was given toast and shoved out the door. This was cruelty at its best. I have never been called back for results.

You are just a number on a piece of paper.

Overcrowded, understaffed. Some nurses not interested in their work.

I was left with clips in me and had to seek medical treatment elsewhere as the department was too busy to see me at the agreed time to remove the clips which they had left in.

Came in to Tallaght for a day procedure but unfortunately got pancreatitis. Dr Ryan and her team were exceptional and acted so quickly and got a diagnosis. Their treatment from the beginning to end was actually outstanding. I was so sick and didn't realise at the time and they were outstanding. Dr Ryan is an absolute lady and her team are clearly learning from the best.

I would not send my worst enemy to this pitiful excuse for a hospital. My daughter had the misfortune to have to attend an appointment at a clinic here. The doctor's arrogance was unbelievable and he showed nothing but utter contempt toward the patient. At one stage he told my daughter to shut up and told her he was not interested in what she had to say because it had nothing to do with her original issue. I thought doctors were supposed to be compassionate and caring towards their patients, how wrong was I.

Complete waste of my time attending here, they are only interested in making money.

had my two provisional dates and one fixed date for my serious operation cancelled - the last one the day before my surgery. That's an awful lot of upset, not to mention planning. Not happy, just waiting for the next date and to see if that gets cancelled as well.

Excellent care from all in paediatric ward in STGH, from all staff medical nursing caring and household staff. Thanks

Highly efficient admission, successful surgery, and caring post-operative care.

From the ambulance crew, porter, cleaner, dining lady, nurses doctors - all treated me so professionally and so kind.

It was a disgrace the way the hospital left the patient in chronic pain. They asked 10 times for pain relief and had to wait forever for someone to get back to them. Only for a really nice nurse who came on and actually did her job, not like the rest of them.

This hospital is a frightening experience each and every time I enter its grounds. Some doctors are rude, abusive and arrogant, but some are truly lovely.

Staff making noise all night getting take aways, the nurses are anything but friendly. They need to put away the paper work and look after the patients.

I attended A&E with my daughter as a result of an accident where she clearly had broken her finger. While this was in no way a critical emergency, we were made to wait over five hours and had only seen a triage nurse. At 10pm I made the decision to leave as my daughter was exhausted after a day at school and spending the whole evening sitting in a waiting room and the receptionist could not give any indication as to what time we would be seen or where she was on the waiting list. To say the service in the A&E was appalling is an understatement and I really hope I never have to attend with an actual acute emergency.

Doctor was a disgrace, turned up 30 minutes late, was indifferent and cold. Totally ignored the fact that I was very very distressed. Despite repeatedly saying the doctor was hurting me, they made no effort to comfort me or stop the procedure. I was not a human being, just another cervix. Angry is not the word.

I HAD BOTH MY BABIES IN TRALEE, THE MIDWIVES WERE FANTASTIC AND MY FIRST BABY SAW THE PAEDIATRICIANS A LOT IN FIRST FEW WEEKS AND CAN ONLY SAY HOW ACCOMMODATING THEY ALL WERE. THEY WERE ALL REASSURING AND KIND. ONLY PROBLEM IS THEY WERE ALL RUSHED OFF THEIR FEET. JUST NOT ENOUGH STAFF. NEXT HEALTH MINISTER BETTER UP HIS GAME.

My father was a patient at the mercy hospital and his level of care was a total disgrace in regards of help getting to the toilet, basic human needs, an hour waiting on one occasion for a porter to become available.

My sister was diagnosed with a serious disease during her stay in WRH and she had some very horrific experiences. She was particularly distressed when she had a tube inserted, the individual who performed the procedure shouted at her several times despite the fact that she was panicking that she was afraid of choking. When she went for an MRI the procedure was not explained to her, when she thought the procedure was over and tried to get up she was again shouted at, told to lie back down. When she eventually got out, she had tears streaming down her face. A member of staff brought her tissues and she brought them to her eyes and was yelled at 'what are you doing, those tissues are for the earphones, give them to me'. She was discharged with no follow-up information. There were also several ward-based issues and let's just say the 'hello my name is...' hasn't been introduced to WRH yet.

Outstanding and very human staff (doctors and midwives) from pregnancy loss clinic, antenatal clinic, high risk clinic, south ward, delivery room, and 3 east ward. It was my first baby and I can't thank enough the good follow up and nice treatment I received all along. The hospital is obviously understaffed which causes long waiting periods, but staff are very helpful and nice. The only low is carpark which is expensive and not practical as can only pay cash...

My daughter had a baby in the maternity ward in Kerry General and what a shocking and traumatic experience. One staff member was extremely rude and ignorant. She treated my daughter and her husband and me with contempt, made shocking remarks, derogatory remarks. Was rude, unhelpful, and so unbelievably bad mannered. I am so shocked that she is allowed to treat patients and their families like she does. Also the antenatal nurses were not helpful and there was no aftercare in the antenatal ward. My daughter was basically just left get on with it, not given any help. When I asked for assistance for her, they treated me like dirt. AWFUL EXPERIENCE.