The chief clinical director of University of Limerick Hospital, Professor Paul Burke is disputing the claims of the INMO about the number of patients on trolleys in the hospital today. He also denied a claim by INMO representative Mary Fogarty that trolleys are blocking fire exits. READ MORE 81 on trolleys in Limerick- highest ever recorded in an Irish hospital“It is not a crisis, this is something we deal with all the time.”Prof Burke also denied that a 17 bed ward had been closed last week. He explained that the 17 beds had been a temporary feature while the old emergency department was being refurbished. The old unit had 17 beds and offered 12 hours a day service, while the new unit he said has “five or six” more beds and operates 24 hours.

Source: Irish Examiner April 03, 2019 12:56 UTC