Limerick hospital gets green light for new A&E

The HSE has given approval for a new emergency& department at one of the country’s busiest hospitals.

The chief executive of the Mid-West Hospitals’ Group, Ann Doherty, confirmed the new unit will open at the Midwestern Regional Hospital at Dooradoyle in Limerick.

“This department will be designed in keeping with the best in class designs for emergency departments,” she said.