Midwest to get two new hospitals and UHL to undergo expansion, health minister confirms

One of the new hospitals in the region will have an emergency department

University Hospital Limerick. Picture: Dan Linehan

The Midwest will ultimately get two new hospitals including one with an emergency department as well as expansion at University Hospital Limerick although timelines are not yet clear, health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said on Tuesday.

She has secured support from Cabinet to work on the three options given to her in advice by health watchdog Hiqa in September.