No one can say they did not know University Hospital Limerick was struggling and in 2014, Hiqa warned of the significant risk posed by overcrowding in the emergency department
Among concerns are in at least one home residents’ money was used to pay ongoing costs of the centre, and in at least two homes residents’ money was lodged into the centre’s operating account
Hiqa found Beaumont and UHW had moved from a situation of persistent overcrowding in the emergency departments to one where such crowding was well managed or not present