Over 100 patients wait for beds at University Hospital Limerick - INMO

On Monday morning, 53 of these patients were waiting in the emergency department while 49 waited in wards elsewhere.
Over 100 patients wait for beds at University Hospital Limerick - INMO

Eva Osborne

102 admitted patients are waiting for beds at University Hospital Limerick, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's (INMO) Trolley Watch.

53 of these are in the emergency department while 49 wait in wards elsewhere.

In total, 512 admitted patients were waiting for beds on Monday, with 393 waiting in the emergency department, while 119 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

At Cork University Hospital, 43 admitted patients are waiting for beds while 31 wait at University Hospital Galway.

35 are waiting at St Vincent's University Hospital while 34 patients are waiting for beds at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital. All patients waiting for beds in these hospitals are waiting in the emergency department.

Elsewhere, 25 patients are waiting at Cavan General Hospital, 22 are waiting at Sligo University Hospital, and 21 are waiting at Letterkenny University Hospital.

In the children's hospitals, two patients are waiting at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, and three are waiting at Temple Street Children's University Hospital.

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