HSE to open 40 extra beds to cope with A&E overcrowding

An additional 40 acute beds have been allocated to address overcrowding at one of the country’s busiest & emergency departments.

In recent weeks, doctors at the & Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick have struggled to cope with the numbers presenting at the emergency unit.

With the closure of the 24-hour emergency departments& at Ennis and Nenagh hospitals, all emergency patients from the Mid-west now attend the unit& in Limerick.