Confidence is being expressed that operating hours at the Ennis Local Injury Unit will soon be expanded to a 24/7 service. It follows a meeting between the Friends of Ennis General Hospital and the new HSE MidWest Regional Health Executive Sandra Broderick surrounding measures to alleviate chronic overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick. HSE CEO Bernard […]
The UL Hospitals Group and HSE MidWest Community Healthcare are encouraging people in Clare to explore all available healthcare options ahead of the Bank Holiday Weekend. Additional staff are rostered across hospital and community services to enhance patient flow and access to services over the coming days, on what is traditionally a very busy weekend […]
The UL Hospitals Group is urging the public to explore all alternatives before attending the Emergency Department this bank holiday weekend. The region’s main hospital remains the most overcrowded in the country today, with 73 patients on trolleys this morning, according to INMO figures. It’s more than two and a half times the number of […]
Clare Councillors are calling for contingency plans to be put in place in case of future staffing issues in the Ennis Injury Unit. The facility was forced to close for a day last month at short notice due to what was described at the time as ‘short term staffing deficits’. Elected representatives this week put […]
The doors of the new €2m Injury Unit at Ennis Hospital have opened this morning, bringing an immediate improvement in the clinical environment and experience for healthcare staff and the thousands of patients who use this service every year. A purpose-built facility adjacent to the main entrance of Ennis Hospital, the new Injury Unit […]