The Health Minister is being called on to outline the timeline for plans to tackle overcrowding at the region’s main hospital.
A 17-bed unit in the refurbished old ED has opened at University Hospital Limerick, while funding for the design phase of a new 96-bed block has been approved.
Nonetheless, trolley numbers rose over fifty again last week, after the Dooradoyle facility experienced another surge in patients attending.
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Sixmilebridge Independent Councillor PJ Ryan, who is a member of the HSE’s Regional Health Forum West, is urging Minister Simon Harris to step up:
