The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation isn't ruling out strike action at the region's main hospital.
University Hospital Limerick has experienced whats described as its worst summer of overcrowding with the number of people waiting on trolleys hitting a peak of 56 last month.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says the rise in figures is due to a combination of factors, namely a reduction in primary care and community care for the elderly.
Strike action isn't currently on the cards but the the INMO's Industrial Relations Officer for the MidWest says she can't rule out any form of action at this stage and members remain open to all options.
If some form of action were to go ahead, it would be targetted action following consultation with all union members, details of which will be made known in the coming weeks following a meeting of Union Officials today.
An additional 30 beds are due to come on-stream at the Dooradoyle facility in Novemeber and Mary Fogarty remains cautiously optimistic that this will help to ease overcrowding at the region's main hospital.
Nuala from Ennis attended the emergency department on Monday when there was 30 people waiting for beds.
Nuala has compared the hospital to a third-world facility saying medical personnel working under extreme pressure.
She says the majority of people there were in their golden years and is calling on the Minister for Health to come to the hospital to witness the problems first-hand.
