Injury units across Midwest treated more than 50,000 people last year

But University Hospital Limerick's emergency department remains under severe pressure, HSE figures show

Mhairi Barron, advanced nurse practitioner at the injury unit in Ennis Hospital: “We deliver rapid, efficient, high-level care with good outcomes for minor injuries. File picture

So-called 'injury units' across Midwest counties treated more than 50,000 people last year — one in three emergency patients locally.

However, the University Hospital Limerick (UHL) emergency department remains under severe pressure, new HSE figures show.