Minister For Health Announces Acceleration In Delivery Of Second New 96 Bed Block At UHL

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The Minister for Health has announced the acceleration of plans to deliver additional bed capacity at University Hospital Limerick.

Its understood enabling works aimed at progressing development of a further two 96 bed blocks at the Mid West Region’s Model four facility will get underway in the coming months.

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Construction on a 96-bed ward block on top of the existing Emergency Department and Dialysis Unit is currently underway which upon completion in 2024 will increase bed capacity by 48 in real terms.

However a further two 96-bed blocks are proposed to be developed as part of the overall site masterplan for the University Hospital Of Limerick Campus.

Last night , Minister For Health’ Stephen Donnelly announced that the HSE are making arrangements to expedite enabling works aimed at progressing the development of the two new blocks.

The next phase of works which are due to be progressed in the coming months at UHL will include an underground car-park, along with ground floor and first floor shell spaces.

The HSE will also prepare plans to take forward a further phase of capital works that would include construction and fit out of a further four 24-bed inpatient wards as part of the upper part of second ward block.