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.
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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.
Clonlara’s Kathleen appointed principal of Children’s Ark School in UHL
A Clonlara woman has been appointed as the new principal at the Children’s Ark School at University Hospital Limerick.
14 day incidence rate of COVID-19 drops to very low levels in Clare
Clare’s 14 day incidence rate per 100k of the population has dropped to below 100 while less than five new cases of the virus have emerged in the county while the Chief Medical Officer has expressed concern with “worrying” developments nationally.
Ennis Hospital & UHL under ‘significant pressure’ due to staff shortages caused by COVID-19 outbreak
Both Ennis Hospital and University Hospital Limerick are under considerable pressure with over 100 staff out of work due to COVID-19 outbreaks.
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.
14 new COVID-19 cases in Clare as youth praised for drop in national numbers
Fourteen new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Co Clare while an outbreak has been confirmed at Ennis Hospital.
5 new cases of COVID-19 in Clare as outbreak emerges in UHL
444 new cases of COVID-19 are known in the Republic of Ireland, five of which are in Co Clare.
