Announcement of solution to overcrowding at UHL expected this week

The 96-bed block at University Hospital Limerick  opened earlier this year and another under construction.  Picture: David Raleigh

Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is expected to announce this week which solutions she will bring forward to fix the overcrowding crisis in University Hospital Limerick (UHL).

She was offered three options by Hiqa in September including: expanding UHL capacity (option A), building an elective hospital nearby (option B), or building an additional hospital with an emergency department (option C).