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Pensioner assaulted while waiting in hospital settles case for €450,000

Pensioner assaulted while waiting in hospital settles case for €450,000

The unprovoked attack changed the lives of Joseph and Patricia Hansard irretrievably, the High Court heard.

Ambulances diverted from Drogheda hospital to relieve pressure on emergency department

Ambulances diverted from Drogheda hospital to relieve pressure on emergency department

At one stage early on Monday, ambulances were waiting over 300 minutes with patients outside the emergency department where there were no beds available.

At least 2,700 cyclists sent to hospital after accidents over two-year period

At least 2,700 cyclists sent to hospital after accidents over two-year period

The HSE said the most common type of injuries among bike users were to their heads, elbows or forearms.

HSE urges people to get flu and Covid vaccines to avoid pressure on hospitals

HSE urges people to get flu and Covid vaccines to avoid pressure on hospitals

Almost 5,000 people have died in hospital emergency departments since 2019

Almost 5,000 people have died in hospital emergency departments since 2019

Mater Hospital asks public to avoid its emergency department due to systems problem

Mater Hospital asks public to avoid its emergency department due to systems problem

Trolley Watch: 406 patients waiting for hospital beds

Trolley Watch: 406 patients waiting for hospital beds

Hospital overcrowding: 459 patients waiting for beds

Hospital overcrowding: 459 patients waiting for beds

Tue, 16 Jul, 2024

A total of 459 patients are waiting for beds in Irish hospitals according to the latest Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolley Watch figures

Trolley Watch: 507 patients waiting for hospital beds

Trolley Watch: 507 patients waiting for hospital beds

Wed, 19 Jun, 2024

A total of 506 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolley Watch

Ukrainian pensioner paralysed after stroke hours after attending ED settles High Court action

Ukrainian pensioner paralysed after stroke hours after attending ED settles High Court action

Wed, 29 May, 2024

Iaroslava Arkypenko is completely paralysed and can only communicate through eye movements

University Hospital Limerick accounts for one fifth of patients on trolleys nationally

University Hospital Limerick accounts for one fifth of patients on trolleys nationally

Wed, 15 May, 2024

Of the 545 patients waiting for a hospital bed on Wednesday morning, 115 were in University Hospital Limerick

Significant risks remain for patients in University Hospital Limerick, report finds

Significant risks remain for patients in University Hospital Limerick, report finds

Thu, 02 May, 2024

The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) carried out an unannounced inspection of UHL last November

Patients at UHL remain squeezed together despite new measures to tackle overcrowding

Patients at UHL remain squeezed together despite new measures to tackle overcrowding

Wed, 01 May, 2024

Photos taken inside the ED this morning show the hospital could still not offer patients privacy nor dignity as they squeezed together in the embattled trolley trenches.

Investigation launched into death of girl (16) at University Hospital Limerick

Investigation launched into death of girl (16) at University Hospital Limerick

Tue, 20 Feb, 2024

It is understood that the teenager was from Co Limerick

People 'terrified' of attending Limerick hospital due to overcrowding

People 'terrified' of attending Limerick hospital due to overcrowding

Tue, 24 Oct, 2023

Ms McMahon, who is involved with the Mid West Hospital campaign group said that her husband had died on a trolley in UHL in 2018. The situation remained appalling and had not improved.