UHL crisis: Hospital to get new out-patient building to keep patients away from emergency department

HSE regional executive officer Sandra Broderick said new 96-bed block opening next will reduce trolley numbers but warned a 'difficult winter' lies ahead

The proposed out-patient centre will be staffed by consultants and allow patients avoid the busy hospital. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

A new out-patient building will be established at University Hospital Limerick as part of a wider process of reforms, the HSE regional executive officer for the Mid-West has said.

Sandra Broderick also said a new 96-bed block opening next will reduce trolley numbers, albeit only by a small amount, and warned a "difficult winter" lies ahead.