Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Would an elective-only hospital alleviate the burden of pressure that the mid-west is feeling at the moment? Incredibly, while Sláintecare recommended elective-only hospitals for Dublin, Cork and Galway, the mid-west and UHL, with 700,000 people funnelling through it under huge pressure, have no such recommendation.