Acute Oncology Nurse Anne Ryan, UHL, said it was a huge improvement for patients to have a designated phone number and were no longer ringing around departments or leaving voicemails.

Source: https://www.limerickpost.ie/2023/03/20/new-acute-service-helping-cancer-patients-avoid-limerick-hospital-emergency-department/

Aoife’s death occurred during severe overcrowding in UHL.

Source: https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2023/12/10/hse-apologises-to-family-of-16-year-old-for-serious-failings-in-her-care-at-limerick-hospital/

A record 130 patients were left on trolleys at UHL on October 23 when the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation declared that safe care at the hospital was “impossible” and it had described conditions in the ED as “dangerous”.

Source: https://www.limerickpost.ie/2023/12/17/it-was-the-last-place-she-was-alive-vigil-highlights-deaths-and-trolley-waits-at-uhl/

Campaigner Conor Reidy described the harrowing final days in the life of his 89-year-old father, Johnny, who died after being sent between the ED at UHL, Nenagh Hospital, and a nursing home in Nenagh, despite being diagnosed with pneumonia.

Source: https://www.limerickpost.ie/2023/01/21/feet-on-the-street-11000-descend-on-limerick-city-in-protest/

Croom Orthopaedic Hospital continues to accept medical patients transferring for UHL as well as additional patients for trauma surgery.

Source: https://clarechampion.ie/day-surgeries-in-ennis-cancelled-amid-lingering-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=day-surgeries-in-ennis-cancelled-amid-lingering-crisis

Members of the MWHC will meet with Mr Varadkar after his visit to UHL today in the hope of communicating their message to him in person.

Source: https://www.limerickpost.ie/2023/02/17/limerick-hospital-protesters-send-early-message-to-taoiseach/

Of the just under 80,000 patients who attended the ED at UHL in 2022, 15 per cent were aged 75 and over.

Source: https://www.limerickpost.ie/2023/12/12/new-unit-expansion-to-allow-older-people-get-treatment-outside-acute-hospital/

“Regarding University Hospital Limerick (UHL), the ability to provide care to our patients is stretched beyond its current capacity.

Source: https://clarechampion.ie/medical-professionals-call-on-government-to-fulfill-its-promises-to-the-region/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=medical-professionals-call-on-government-to-fulfill-its-promises-to-the-region

Speaking to the Clare Champion, Breda Moloney (66) said she spent from December 22 until January 1 receiving medical treatment in University Hospital Limerick (UHL) after she had gotten very sick and was vomiting.

Source: https://clarechampion.ie/woman-66-vows-to-fight-enforcement-notice-on-her-mobile-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=woman-66-vows-to-fight-enforcement-notice-on-her-mobile-home

The most critically ill patients, for example those with suspected heart attack, stroke and those that were medically unstable continue to be conveyed to UHL during this time.”

Source: https://www.thejournal.ie/hse-appeals-public-emergency-departments-5959676-Jan2023/

“This is not unique to UHL and vacancy rates in our ED will reduce in the coming weeks as the extra staff to implement Safer Staffing take up post.”

Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41172904.html