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'Disgust' at overcrowding 'crisis' at University Hospital Limerick amid virus outbreak

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick is enduring the worst rate of overcrowding this Wednesday morning, with more than double the patient numbers than any other hospital in the country. According to figures published by the Irish Nurses and Midwives ...

29 Nov 2017 at 13:33

Business

Major overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick as it endures norovirus outbreak

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick is enduring the worst level of patient overcrowding in the country this Tuesday morning, as it tackles an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug. According to figures published by the Irish Nurses and Midwives ...

28 Nov 2017 at 13:08

Breaking News

'Visiting ban' at Limerick hospital wards amid outbreak of winter vomiting bug

VISITING restrictions are currently in place at University Hospital Limerick, following an outbreak of the Norovirus winter vomiting bug. And as of this Monday afternoon, there have been three confirmed cases of the virus at the ...

27 Nov 2017 at 15:20

Business

University Hospital Limerick endures week of high overcrowding

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick has endured one of its highest levels of overcrowding this week, with 260 patients treated on trolleys. According to statistics published by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, there were 53 ...

24 Mar 2017 at 13:35

Breaking News

New Limerick emergency department endures major overcrowding

THE EMERGENCY department at University Hospital Limerick has endured significant overcrowding this Friday afternoon. According to figures published by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), there were 51 patients ...

09 Jun 2017 at 18:00

Business

University Hospital Limerick urges people to consider if they need A&E visit

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick has asked people to consider if they really need to use the emergency department (ED). Bosses in Dooradoyle say they have received a high number of patients presenting to the facility over the ...

30 Oct 2017 at 17:32

National News

Nurses call for 'serious intervention' as almost 1000 people wait on trolleys today (Jan 3)

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) is calling for "serious intervention" by the government to tackle overcrowding in hospitals across Ireland. It comes as almost 931 admitted patients wait for beds at ...

03 Jan 2023 at 11:14

Community

Hospital boss warns of winter vomiting bug 'outbreak' in Limerick

THE CEO of the UL Hospitals Group has warned the public of a Norovirus winter vomiting bug “outbreak” in Limerick, this Sunday afternoon. Prof Colette Cowan took to social media to issue the alert, and to urge ...

26 Nov 2017 at 16:39

Home

'Significant increase' in people attending hospital as death rates drop

There has been a significant increase in hospital activity with 1.5 million attendances to hospital Emergency Departments in 2021, latest figures show. This is an increase of 13% year on year, and 3.2 million ...

01 Dec 2022 at 16:36

National News

Irish nurses call for urgent action as number of children without hospital bed soars

An Irish nurses group is calling on the HSE to tackle hospital overcrowding due to concern regarding the number of children on trolleys at emergency departments. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation ...

11 Sept 2023 at 12:29

Community

Major overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick for third day in a row

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick has endured high levels of overcrowding for the third day in a row this week, an Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation report shows. According to the daily report by INMO, ...

01 Feb 2017 at 12:56

National News

New HSE boss says he does not have a ‘magic wand’ to create bed capacity

The new chief executive of the HSE has said he does not have a “magic wand” to address the delivery of additional beds beyond what has already been approved. Appearing before the Joint Committee on ...

22 Mar 2023 at 12:33

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