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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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.
Improvement sought to exterior look of Ennis Hospital
UL HOSPITALS GROUP have been encouraged to improve the aesthetics of the exterior to Ennis Hospital.
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).
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).
‘We were promised a centre of excellence, we got a warzone’ – health activists call for change
*A section of Saturday’s crowd reflected through a mirror in Ennis. Photograph: Martin Molloy. PROMISES OF a centre of excellence have instead resulted in “a war zone,” a local health activist has claimed.
‘I think of my late husband every time I see the overcrowded trolley figures’
AN ENNISTYMON WOMAN has said she is reminded of her late husband every time she hears of overcrowding on trolleys in the Mid-West.
Services reduced at Ennis MAU due to industrial strike
MAJOR DISRUPTION and service delays are expected across the UL Hospitals Group which includes Ennis Hospital today (Wednesday).