For too long the Midwest Region has been neglected in terms of Urgent & Emergency care with only one Acute hospital for a region of almost half a million people.
1000’s of people wait on trolleys every year as the capacity does not exist in UHL for the yearly attendances.
The Midwest has
- The oldest population of any region
- The highest level of chronic illness
- The highest level of multi morbidity
- The least number of acute beds
- The least number of consultants
We are the only region in the country with only ONE acute hospital
