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'Shocking and unacceptable' scenes in University Hospital Limerick

THE number of people waiting for beds on trolleys and in wards in University Hospital Limerick was the second highest in the State again this Tuesday morning. Figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) show that 36 ...

22 Aug 2017 at 13:49

Health

Trolley numbers at University Hospital Limerick at highest level in the country

THERE has been a sharp increase in overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick this Monday. According to figures provided by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, there are 67 patients on trolleys in the emergency department and on ...

14 May 2018 at 14:03

Health

‘No official invite’ for Health Minister as Limerick trolley crisis continues

THE DEPARTMENT of Health has indicated that Minister for Health Simon Harris has no plans yet to visit the country’s worst overcrowded hospital, as the trolley crisis at University Hospital Limerick continues to soar. According to Irish ...

27 Mar 2018 at 12:07

Health

Limerick TDs call for urgent action over 'frightening' trolley crisis

LIMERICK TDs have called for urgent and immediate action to tackle University Hospital Limerick’s worsening trolley crisis, after overcrowding reached an all-time high this week. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation ...

13 Mar 2018 at 11:36

Health

University Hospital Limerick to commence enabling works for crucial 60-bed block

ENABLING works are due to commence for the crucial 60-bed modular block at University Hospital Limerick next week. This comes after the HSE announced earlier this month that UHL was to receive €2m for the delivery of enabling works ...

22 Mar 2019 at 17:53

Local News

'Incredible level of overcrowding': 1,003 patients on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick had the highest rate of patients on trolleys in the country during the worst ever month for overcrowding, new figures show. According to a monthly report by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, ...

03 Feb 2018 at 20:38

Community

Public urged to attend Limerick emergency department if 'worried your life is at risk'

THE UL Hospitals Group has urged the public to keep the emergency department “for patients who need them most”, amid major overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick. It has, however, urged people who are “worried your life is ...

19 Dec 2017 at 13:38

Politics

Staff member claims 'one attendant providing food for 90 patients' in Limerick emergency department

A STAFF member at University Hospital Limerick contacted a TD this week, claiming that just one attendant was feeding more than 90 patients over a four-day period in the emergency department, Dail Eireann heard this Wednesday ...

26 Sept 2018 at 18:18

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WATCH: University Hospital Limerick reacts to Taoiseach's comments on trolley crisis

THE UL HOSPITALS Group has reacted to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s comments that University Hospital Limerick “needs a different approach” in tackling its overcrowding crisis. While responding to queries about UHL’s trolley ...

11 Apr 2019 at 20:29

Breaking News

University Hospital Limerick has 20% of country’s patients on trolleys

TWENTY percent of Ireland’s overcrowding problem is at University Hospital Limerick, according to daily trolley figures published by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. The statistics show that there were 63 ...

27 Aug 2018 at 11:17

Health

University Hospital Limerick endures major levels of overcrowding

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick is enduring severe, winter levels of overcrowding this Monday morning, according to figures published by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. The daily statistics show that there ...

23 Jul 2018 at 11:19

Health

Limerick's overcrowding crisis continues as trolley figures are highest in the country

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick has again peaked national overcrowding as more than 880 patients were treated on trolleys in June, new figures reveal. Monthly figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives ...

03 Jul 2018 at 14:11

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