Limerick’s fire authority warns it may take legal action against hospital over ED overcrowding

Thirty-eight patients were on trolleys during one inspection at University Hospital Limerick’s Emergency Department. The agreed safety cap is 29.

Limerick’s fire authority has signaled its intention to take legal action should the “non-compliance” of a Fire Safety Notice continue at University Hospital Limerick’s Emergency Department (ED).

The fire authority conducted an inspection of the ED on March 26 last after it received “a complaint regarding overcrowding”.