Calls to reopen Ennis’ Emergency Department to be put before Dáil committee
*Photograph: Martin Molloy CALLS FOR the reopening of Ennis Hospital’s emergency department to be heard before a Dáil committee next week.
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New record for seven day ED attendances set at UHL
A NEW RECORD for average seven day attendances at the emergency department of University Hospital Limerick (UHL) has been set.
No injuries as fire prompts evacuation within University Hospital Limerick
NO PATIENTS, staff or members of the public were injured following a fire at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) on Sunday morning.
Dr Motherway a leading figure during height of COVID-19 to retire
ONE of the country’s highest profile doctors during the pandemic is retiring this week.
Meeting snub ‘another attempt to sideline the voices of those most impacted’ – action group hit out at UL Hospitals Group
*Crowds at the most recent protest held by Mid-West Hospital Campaign. Photograph: Martin Molloy FRUSTRATION has been voiced by the Mid-West Hospital Campaign by the failure of UL Hospitals Group to back up a commitment it issued to hold a meeting focused on overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick (UHL).
Bed numbers at Ennis Hospital unchanged since 2020 & MAU has increase in attendances
AVERAGE BED NUMBERS at Ennis Hospital have remained unchanged since February 2020 whole an increase in attendances at its Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) has been recorded.
Confidence in management of UHL at ‘all-time low’ letter from consultants details & Minister shares worry over overcrowding
CONSULTANT DOCTORS at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) have said confidence in management is at “an all-time low” while the Minister for Health has admitted to overcrowding at the facility has been a concern of his “for some time”.
Confidence lost in UHL management following HIQA report
*CEO of UL Hospitals Group, Colette Cowan. MANAGEMENT’S POSITION AT UNVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK (UHL) is no longer tenable, TDs in the Mid-West have said.
HIQA findings at UHL ‘vindication’ for bereaved families
*Marie McMahon. Photograph: Martin Molloy AN ENNISTYMON WOMAN has said she feels “vindicated” by the scathing assessment issued by HIQA into overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick.
Damning HIQA report flags ‘grossly overcrowded’ conditions at UHL
MAJOR CONCERNS surrounding patient safety at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) have been flagged in a new report by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).
