Mid West 'must have new elective hospital' to meet needs of patients

Specialist team tasked with tackling record Limerick trolley figures meets management 
Mid West 'must have new elective hospital' to meet needs of patients

Despite a decline in numbers over recent days, there were still 62 people waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick on Friday. Picture: Dan Linehan

The specialist team ordered into University Hospital Limerick to tackle its record high trolley figures has held its first meeting with members of the UL Hospitals Group (ULHG) Executive today. 

Afterwards, a spokesperson for ULHG said that it is its belief that the Mid West region must have a new elective hospital in order to meet the needs of its patients.

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