Pressure on dialysis patients eases

THE space crisis facing dialysis patients at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick abated last night after additional capacity was put in place elsewhere in the region by the Health Service Executive.

Patients from the Mid-West will now be able to get dialysis in Tullamore, Tralee and Galway until extra capacity is put in place in Limerick.

A HSE spokesman said this move will cater for the immediate needs of new renal dialysis patients in the Mid-West. “This will be an interim measure pending the introduction of a local solution in Limerick. The HSE regrets the inconvenience caused to patients through the non-availability of a local service, but is working to address this as soon as possible.