Staff devastated at plan to close hospital’s high-dependency unit

STAFF at Ennis General Hospital are devastated for patients over the Health Service Executive’s plan to close the hospital’s high-dependency unit from next month.

A spokesperson for nursing staff at the hospital expressed concerns ahead of a public meeting in Ennis tonight on the HSE plan.

Local doctors and medical staff are expected to use the meeting to outline their concerns at the HSE move to close the high-dependency care unit at Ennis from March 1, as coronary care services are centralised into Limerick Regional Hospital.