Mid-West health services 'under collapse'

Separate figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show 90 people were waiting for a bed on Monday in Limerick, six in Nenagh, and eight in Ennis. File picture 

Health services in the Mid-West are “under collapse”, a local politician has warned, as hospitals in the region see patient numbers spike higher than pre-pandemic levels.

On Monday last week, University Hospital Limerick's emergency department treated 270 patients, with 248 patients seen on Tuesday, and 235 on Wednesday.