Trolley watch: 658 people waiting for beds in Irish hospitals

University Hospital Limerick is the most overcrowded with 105 people waiting for beds followed by University Hospital Galway with 73 people on trollies.
Trolley watch: 658 people waiting for beds in Irish hospitals

Kenneth Fox

There are a total of 658 admitted patients waiting for beds on Wednesday morning, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisations' (INMO) Trolley Watch.

There are 443 patients waiting in the emergency department, while 215 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

University Hospital Limerick is the most overcrowded with 105 people waiting for beds followed by University Hospital Galway with 73 people on trollies.

That is closely followed by Cork University Hospital with 70 people without beds and Sligo University Hospital with 53 people on trollies this morning.

 

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