Upcoming weeks represent Mid-West’s greater test vs COVID-19 as 574 UL Hospitals staff out of work
Over 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Co Clare over the space of seven days.
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Scheduled surgeries & outpatient appointments at Ennis Hospital & UHL deferred until further notice
Scheduled surgeries and outpatient appointments at Ennis Hospital, University Hospital Limerick, Nenagh Hospital, St John’s Hospital and Croom Orthopaedic Hospital have been deferred.
Triage nurse becomes first staff member of UL Hospitals Group to receive COVID vaccine
Staff Nurse Rosaline O’Brien this Monday morning became the first healthcare professional in the Mid-West to receive a vaccine against COVID-19.
Medical Assessment Unit to be expanded at Ennis Hospital
A business case for a major expansion at Ennis Hospital has been approved.
Extensive delays for ‘under-resourced’ diabetes service in Ennis
Face to face and virtual clinics are being held by UL Hospitals Group to address the extensive delays at Ennis Hospital’s diabetes services.
Wait time for gall stone surgeries in UHL ‘aspirational not factual’
Waiting times for gall stone surgeries announced by UL Hospitals Group are “aspirational rather than factual,” a West Clare councillor has claimed.
New modular unit at UHL will tackle overcrowded trolley numbers
A new sixty bed block at University Hospital Limerick opened on Monday while funding for design of a new 96 bed ward has been granted.
Service reductions to continue at Ennis & UHL as opening of Ballymaley COVID testing centre is delayed
A one week extension of “significant reductions” in scheduled care at Ennis Hospital and University Hospital Limerick has been confirmed while the planned opening of a new COVID-19 testing centre in Ennis has been delayed.
Elective procedures cancelled as ‘significant number’ of Ennis Hospital & UHL staff self-isolating
A “significant number of staff” at Ennis Hospital and University Hospital Limerick are currently off work and self-isolating following recent outbreaks of COVID-19 while a spokesperson for UL Hospitals Group has refused to specify on how many people are affected.
COVID-19 outbreak confirmed at Ennis Hospital
An outbreak of COVID-19 has emerged at Ennis Hospital.