Local hospital lights up for World Thrombosis Day

The Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar lit up red and blue for World Thrombosis Day, yesterday Thursday October 13.

The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis created the World Thrombosis Day campaign in 2014 to bring awareness to the frequently disregarded and misunderstood condition of thrombosis.

Globally, thrombosis-related disorders cause one in every four deaths.

More than 2,000 partners in 100+ countries participated in World Thrombosis Day, including Mullingar hospital.

Awards for hospital pharmacists

As part of the celebrations the second annual Thrombosis Ireland VTE Exemplar Awards were held on Friday October 7.

Employees at Mullingar Hospital were the big winners on the night as the VTE Champion Award 2022 was awarded to Dearbhla O’Sullivan, chief pharmacist, and Claire Browne, senior pharmacist, Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar, for their innovative patient safety card.

The award is a recognition of the work done in Mullingar hospital to promote excellence in Thrombosis care, data, audit, prevention, and awareness, work that has already saved lives.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a condition in which a blood clot forms most often in the deep veins of the leg, groin or arm (deep vein thrombosis) and travels in the circulation, lodging in the lungs (pulmonary embolism).

Together, DVT and PE are known as VTE – a dangerous, potentially deadly medical condition.