Limerick hospital infrastructure 'not fit for purpose' finds scathing report

A consultancy group has said the hospital needs 302 extra inpatient beds and 63 more day-case beds to meet rising demand in the Mid-West.

Admissions to UHL increased by 20%, which led to occupancy rates above the internationally accepted safe rate of 85%, even during 2019.

Buildings on the University Hospital Limerick (UHL) site are “not fit for purpose” and the hospital needs 665 extra beds by 2036 because it simply does not have enough room, a stark new report has found.

Consultancy group Deloitte said the hospital needs 302 extra inpatient beds and 63 more day-case beds to meet rising demand in the Mid-West.