University Hospital Limerick (UHL) was the most overcrowded hospital in Ireland on Friday despite a move by the HSE to cancel scheduled care in the facility for an indefinite period.
A total of 363 patients were waiting for beds across Irish hospitals on Friday morning, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Association (INMO), with 92 of those waiting in UHL.
Limerick was also the most overcrowded hospital according to the HSE’s own figures, with 46 patients waiting for a free bed.
The figures come after a decision to cancel scheduled care across five hospitals and injury units for an indefinite period in the Limerick area.
A consultants group said the HSE’s decision to cancel elective surgeries, endoscopies and outpatient appointments was “unbelievable” and “one of the starkest developments in Irish healthcare in recent times”.
The University of Limerick Hospitals Group said the action was taken to manage high volumes of patients attending the emergency department…
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