Clare patients make up a quarter of those presenting at UHL emergency department
The hospital serves Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary
Up to a quarter of patients presenting at the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick are from Clare.
The hospital is the only Model 4 in the Mid-West and caters to the people of Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary, while there are local injury units in St John’s, Ennis and Nenagh.
The CEO of UL Hospitals Group, Colette Cowan, gave figures to the Regional Health Forum West meeting about where people presenting to the ED in UHL had come from.
Ms Cowan said that up until May 9, 2024, 25% of patients presenting to the ED, representing 7,657 people, were from Clare, while 58%,representing 17,743 people, were from Limerick.
11% of the figures came from Tipperary, while 6% came from other counties.
In total, from the start of the year up until May 9, 2024, 30,642 patients presented to the ED. Over the course of six months, UHL monitored ED patient origins.