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Fri 01 Jan 2007Patients' waiting times decrease, says HSEThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has said that with the exception of three hospitals, there has been a significant improvement in the number of patients having to wait for more than 24 hours in A&E departments for admission to wards.The exceptions were Mayo General Hospital, Our Lady of Lourdes in Drogheda and Beaumont in Dublin.