Midwest’s regional health forum demands reopening of local hospital A&Es

There has been chronic overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick. Picture: Dan Linehan

The Regional Health Forum West has called for emergency departments in local hospitals to be reopened to address chronic overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick (UHL).

Responding to the unanimously supported motion, the hospital said it is “imperative” Limerick gets an elective hospital to address this crisis.