Ennis General News Today

156 new beds will be put in place across three hospitals from 2025-28.

There has been a surge in the number of patients waiting 18 months or more for appointments at Midwest Hospitals. At the end of February almost 30,000 people were on a consultant waiting list at either Ennis General or University Hospital Limerick.   A total of 23,815 adults were waiting for either outpatient or inpatient services […]

University Hospital Limerick remains by far the most overcrowded facility in the country today. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation recorded 104 patients on trolleys at the Dooradoyle facility during this morning’s rounds. The figure is 70% above that of the next busiest hospital at University College Hospital Galway where 61 patients are withot a […]

Over 800 patients were waiting 18 months or more to see a consultant at Ennis General or University Hospital Limerick at the end of January. The latest figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund shows that waiting lists for appointments in the MidWest fell by almost 10% at the beginning of the year. A total […]

The number of patients who received treatment at the Local Injury Unit in Ennis increased by 15% last year. New figures released by the UL Hospitals Group show that over 40,000 people have attended this county’s LIU since 2019.   A total of 15,245 patients were treated at the Local Injury Unit in Ennis General […]

There was a 75% increase in trolley numbers at the region’s main hospital this month. More than 2,000 patients were left waiting for beds at University Hospital Limerick across January, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s latest analysis of overcrowding at hospitals across the country. The INMO’s latest analysis shows the level of […]

The MidWest Hospital Campaign insists the focus of stakeholders must be on fighting for the reopening of all three former A&Es at Ennis, Nenagh and St. Johns. It’s in response to comments from Kilkee Fianna Fáil Councillor Cillian Murphy, who suggested that a singular focus from politicians and campaigners to lobby for only the Ennis […]

No elective surgeries will be scheduled at Midwest Hospitals for close to three weeks, as part of efforts to ease potential overcrowding pressures

The HSE says an Emergency Department cannot be reinstated at Ennis General Hospital. It follows the healthcare body’s annual briefing with the local authority, in which Chief Clinical Director Brian Lenehan conceded that Clare patients had “limited options” between the Local Injury Unit, Medical Assessment Unit and ED. Professor Lenehan added however that Ennis is […]

A HIQA inspection of Ennis General Hospital has found that issues at the Medical Assessment Unit presented risks to privacy and infection control.