UL Hospitals Group News
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UHL Remembrance Service at St Nessan’s Church, Raheen, this Sunday
17 October 2023
University Hospital Limerick (UHL) is hosting its annual multi-denomination Remembrance Service at St Nessan's Church, Church Road, Raheen, Limerick V94 DE98, this Sunday October 22nd at 2pm
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Healthcare workers urged to protect themselves from COVID-19 and Flu this winter
17 October 2023
HSE Mid West Community Healthcare, UL Hospitals Group and Public Health HSE Mid-West have come together to support healthcare workers to protect themselves and the public from COVID-19 and influenza this winter.
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A Day in the Life of Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pain Medicine
17 October 2023
My name is Fiona Irwin. I am a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Department of Pain Medicine, UL Hospitals Group. The aim of the pain medicine department is to provide timely, safe, patient centred care, which has been greatly improved by the addition of the Pain Management Centre at Croom Orthopaedic Hospital.
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UMHL to host Remembrance Service on November 5th for families who have experienced loss
12 October 2023
University Maternity Hospital Limerick will host its annual Remembrance Service in person at The Church of the Holy Rosary, Ennis Road, Limerick, on Sunday 5th November at 3pm.
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UHL and Emergency Department managing high demand for emergency and inpatient care
10 October 2023
University Hospital Limerick (UHL) is currently experiencing exceptionally high demand and we are appealing to the public to consider all care options before presenting at our Emergency Department.
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A Day in the Life of Consultant Pathologist - Dr Máire Lavelle
10 October 2023
I am the Lead Breast Consultant Pathologist in University Hospital Limerick. When I tell people that I’m a pathologist, it is sometimes assumed that I attend crime scenes and solve murders. When I explain that I’m not a forensic pathologist, I’m a hospital pathologist, I am often asked: “but what do you actually do?”
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Call 112/999 Immediately at Onset of Symptoms Urge Limerick Specialists As Heart Attack Audit Shows Less Than One Half of Patients Sought Medical Help Within One Hour
4 October 2023
Members of the public are being urged to ‘know your numbers’ on heart health and not to hesitate in calling 112/999 if they suspect they are having a heart attack.
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New Pre-Hospital Pathway Sees Definitive Care Provided in Community and Will Reduce Ambulance Journeys To UHL Emergency Department
3 October 2023
A NEW collaboration between UL Hospitals Group and the National Ambulance Service will see definitive care provided in the community to patients who call 999/112 - and reduce the number of ambulances bringing patients directly to the Emergency Department.
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UHL and Emergency Department managing high demand for emergency and inpatient care
27 September 2023
PATIENTS with less urgent healthcare needs today are asked to attend Injury Units and consider all other healthcare options before attending the Emergency Department at University Hospital Limerick (UHL), which is currently managing very high emergency attendances and admissions.
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A Day in the Life of Cardiac Physiologist - William Neylon
20 September 2023
My name is William Neylon and I’m from Corofin in Co. Clare. I work as a Cardiac Physiologist in the Cardiac Diagnostics Department at University Hospital Limerick (UHL).