University Hospital Limerick

Health service under unprecedented pressure in recent months

Move is intended to alleviate overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick’s emergency department

University Hospital Limerick’s open wound of overcrowding now appears to be bleeding out of control as staff struggle to cope

The baseline level of trolleys is now about 500, even in summer when there is no flu or Covid-19 to blame

Hospitals bracing for exceptional pressures as HSE warns of ‘one of the busiest ever periods’

Overcrowding in adult and children’s hospitals being driven by surge in respiratory viruses

Hospital-acquired superbugs ‘absolutely‘ contribute to a number of patient deaths annually

Teenager treated at University Hospital Limerick during ‘unprecedented’ strain on emergency department

Fianna Fáil TD responds to crowds of people gathering in Limerick on Wednesday

Rise in hospitalisations putting pressure on healthcare services, chief medical officer says

Driver in his 80s dies and five people are injured after three cars collide on M7

Contact tracers find growing number of cases in county linked to social gatherings

Nphet records 2,001 further cases while Donnelly says 94,000 have received vaccine

Anyone who arrived into State from Brazil is urged to self-isolate and identify for testing

More than 400 staff unavailable for work due to the coronavirus - UL Hospitals group chief says

Consultants say HSE plans will fail to provide enough beds to ease overcrowding

Crohn’s disease sufferer Rachel Hillyard recounts her experience of delays at UHL

INMO wants elective surgery cancellations as 760 patients wait for admission to hospital

Siptu agrees to further WRC talks in attempt to halt three further days of action next week

Taoiseach speaking at opening of new centre for cochlear implants at Dublin’s Beaumont

UHL had 76 patients waiting for admission this morning as new facilities are delayed

Christopher Leo’s inquest hears area where he went swimming popular with joyriders

INMO representative says UHL has suffered 10 years of ‘gross overcrowding’

National Treatment Purchase Fund to provide funding as part of winter surge plan

Report into CPE link to deaths of eight patients overly ‘limited in scope’

CPE gut bug ‘not directly responsible’ for any of 73 patient deaths reviewed in hospitals

New €24m ED in University Hospital Limerick ‘still sees patients waiting’

97% of interns at Limerick hospital sending confidential information without consent

Health watchdog finds failures to meet even minimum standards for management

HSE says private hospitals will be asked to assist in easing overcrowding

Driver performed CPR on boy before ambulance arrived

Facebook campaign for separate baby loss facility at UHL is gaining momentum

Woman (21) charged with assault causing harm to her child and wilful neglect

Boy fell at Loop Head while walking with parents

Dr Saqib Ahmed faces eight allegations from time at University Hospital Limerick

Woman’s treatment at University Hospital Limerick ‘would not be seen in Third World’

Two-car collision happened near Clarina Cross approximately 9kms from the city

Limerick native served in Dáil for four years and was twice mayor of his home city

INMO to discuss over-crowding crisis at University Hospital Limerick with HSE