A high volume of patients in a busy two to three day period has prompted University Hospital Limerick to appeal to members of the public to consider all care options before arriving at its Emergency Department.
University Hospital Limerick recorded the highest amount of patients on trolleys ever witnessed at an Irish hospital today (Wednesday).
*Quinspool, Parteen. Photograph: Alan Morrissey Two young men have died following a single vehicle collision at Parteen in the early hours of Thursday morning.
As the fight for better medical services across the Mid-West intensifies, a number of community health campaigns have merged together.
Members of the public contemplating presenting themselves to the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) have been asked “to consider all their care options” before doing so.
Five weeks after undergoing a quadruple bypass, an ex local election candidate in Clare was forced to spend three days on a trolley despite experiencing five blackouts in a short period of time.
A bull caused the hospitalisation of one man in Ennis on Thursday morning as he ran along the streets of the county town.
Further frustration has been voiced with the current health offering for Ireland’s population in the Mid-West.
UL Hospitals Group have issued a renewed call for prospective patients to avoid their emergency department as the Dooradoyle facility continues to struggle with overcrowding.
Patients are being advised to avoid presenting themselves to the emergency department of University Hospital Limerick unless “absolutely necessary”.