She claimed that if her blood tests had been reviewed when she first attended the Mercy University Hospital ED on September 3rd, 2017, she would have been admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Her counsel, Oonah McCrann SC, instructed by Cantillons Solicitors, told the court it was their case that Ms Gallagher should have been admitted and treated with a four- to six-week course of antibiotics, which would have necessitated a hospital stay but could have been continued at home. Ms Gallagher, of Hollyhill, Cork city, had, through her son, David Gallagher, sued the hospital over the management of her care on September 3rd.
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