Unions: Hospital rating no surprise

SENIOR trade union officials said it came as no surprise that the regional hospital in Limerick was ranked as one of the two worst performing hospitals in the country.

In the latest Health Service Executive Healthstat survey, the Mid-Western Regional Hospital along with Cork University Hospital were the two worst performing hospitals out of a total of 29 evaluated.

In the green, amber and red marking system, Healthstat marked both hospitals as ‘red’, meaning services are unsatisfactory and require urgent attention.