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UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick is to receive an additional six critical care beds in 2021, the Minister for Health has announced.
Stephen Donnelly, TD, has this Friday revealed details of a strategic multi-year plan to expand adult critical care capacity nationwide from 255 beds to 446 beds.
Work on Phase One of the plan has already begun and will see 321 adult critical care beds in place by the end of 2021, compared to 255 at the start of this year. This figure includes six beds at University Hospital Limerick.
The additional beds will be funded by €52 million allocated in Budget 2021. This funding will also allow for education and training initiatives to increase the critical care workforce and for investment in critical care retrieval services.