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	Parents have been urged not to bring their children to Temple Street Children&rsquo;s University Hospital today as it has experienced a significant issue with its power supply.</p>
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	The hospital is currently working off the hospital generator and is &ldquo;off call&rdquo; for ambulances.</p>
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	Five patients who were in the Temple Street paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) have been transferred to Our Lady&rsquo;s Children&rsquo;s Hospital Crumlin accompanied by Temple Street PICU staff.</p>
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	Medical staff will also transfer to Crumlin as required.</p>
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	All scheduled surgeries in Temple Street and all elective x-rays have been postponed today.</p>
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	All other current in-patients in the hospital are stable and can be cared for within existing resources.</p>
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	Crumlin, Tallaght, the Mater, Beaumont have been alerted and will accept transfers as required.</p>
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	Technical and engineering services in the Mater have also been contacted and have offered support.</p>
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	(Published by the Irish Independent on the 4th August 2016)</p>
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	<a href="http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/parents-urged-not-to-bring-children-to-temple-street-due-to-power-outage-34938321.html">http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/parents-urged-not-to-bring-children-to-temple-street-due-to-power-outage-34938321.html</a></p>
