617 without a bed amid 'summer trolley crisis', says INMO
The INMO said 388 patients were in emergency departments and 229 were on ward trolleys as hospitals used surge capacity.
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Morris: UHL overcrowding not safe for patients or staff
UHL has reverted to type with severe overcrowding due to what the INMO calls a “summer trolley-crisis”. That’s according to Nenagh Cllr Seamie Morris who’s calling for the fire chief in Limerick to do a new assessment of the safety at the hospital which serves north Tipperary. There’s been a drop today from yesterday’s figure […] The post Morris: UHL overcrowding not safe for patients or staff appeared first on Tipp FM.
Irish Medical Organisation Calls For UHL To Be Treated As "Critical Infrastructure" Amid Overcrowding Crisis
The Irish Medical Organisation is calling for upgrades at University Hospital Limerick to be treated as critical infrastructure. It follows a week of persistently high attendances at the region’s Main Hospital, which led to HSE MidWest asking patients not to attend the ED if possible. In a statement to Clare FM, the IMO has described […] The post Irish Medical Organisation Calls For UHL To Be Treated As “Critical Infrastructure” Amid Overcrowdin…
ED crisis explodes as almost 1,000 patients descend on UHL in three days
THREE times in the past week, University Hospital Limerick (UHL) had to ask patients planning coming to the emergency department (ED) to consider other options as trolley figures soar. Almost 1,000 sick people descended on the ED over three days at the end of July and, on Tuesday of this week, the hospital was still labouring under the strain, with 130 admitted patients waiting for an in-hospital bed. Figures released by the Irish Nurses and Mid…
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