Management at University Hospital Limerick are to officially close a 17-bed ward there tomorrow.
Talks between the INMO and the UL Hospitals Group earlier failed to reach a resolution on the controversial closure of ward 1A.
The 17-bed room was opened in September 2017 as a short stay unit following the closure of the former emergency department in May 2017.
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Now, it’s to close down to facilitate the opening of a new fracture unit there.
The INMO has expressed it’s “deep disappointment” at the move.
University Hospital Limerick continues to be the most overcrowded nationally – today alone, 51 are on trolleys in its emergency department.
