The MidWest Hospitals Campaign is imploring the HSE to immediately produce any clinical advice which suggests it’s “unsafe” to reopen another Accident & Emergency Unit in the region. It comes as University Hospital Limerick has broken the national overcrowding record for the second time in two weeks, with the INMO documenting 138 patients on trolleys […]
The MidWest Hospital Campaign insists the focus of stakeholders must be on fighting for the reopening of all three former A&Es at Ennis, Nenagh and St. Johns. It’s in response to comments from Kilkee Fianna Fáil Councillor Cillian Murphy, who suggested that a singular focus from politicians and campaigners to lobby for only the Ennis […]
It’s claimed consensus is needed among Midwest health campaigners and elected representatives to secure a second Emergency Department for the region. Record-breaking levels of overcrowding were witnessed at University Hospital Limerick once again yesterday, and while trolley numbers have fallen today, the Dooradoyle facility remains the busiest in the country. In the space of just […]
The UL Hospitals Group has been accused of deliberately attempting to ignore the consequences of overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick. Based on parameters compiled by medical experts analysing the NHS in 2019, The MidWest Hospitals Campaign believes that “a minimum of 514 patients have died due to delays at Dooradoyle’s Emergency Department since last June.” […]