Health Minister Says Midwest Elective Hospital Still 'On The Table'
The Health Minister says an elective hospital for the Midwest is still 'on the table'. Stephen Donnelly has turned the sod on the new 96-bed block at University Hospital Limerick today, which will take two years to complete. An elective facility has long been mooted as one of the potential solutions to the overcrowding crisis at UHL, though one isn't provided for Limerick under the all-party Slaintecare plan. The Health Minister and the Taoiseach have appeared at odds over the issue in recent weeks, with Micheal Martin saying he wished to pursue it and Minister Donnelly appearing to rule it out. However, the Health Minister now says it may be an avenue pursued by Government.