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A new Virtual Ward in University Hospital Limerick which uses technology to provide patient care at home has saved more than 2,000 inpatient bed days since its introduction last summer. A total of 325 patients have been cared for at the Virtual Ward since July 1st, using technology to link them with UHL for monitoring two to three times daily - and in the process freeing up 2,053 bed-days for hospital treatment of more acutely ill inpatients. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by Nurse and Midwifery Informatics Officer, who led the implementation of the Virtual Ward at UHL, Patricia O’Gorman. Photo(C): Clare FM