Trolley watch: Over 600 patients wait for beds in Irish hospitals

Eva Osborne

607 admitted patients were waiting for beds on Thursday morning, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).

According to the INMO Trolley Watch, 408 patients were waiting in emergency departments, while 199 waited in wards elsewhere in hospitals.

97 admitted patients were waiting for beds at University Hospital Limerick. 45 were waiting in the emergency department while 52 waited in wards elsewhere.

At Cork University Hospital, 69 patients were waiting for beds. 59 were waiting in the emergency department while 10 were waiting in wards elsewhere.

62 admitted patients waited at University Hospital Galway, 42 were waiting at Sligo University Hospital, and 37 waited at Portiuncula Hospital.

At Tallaght University Hospital, 42 admitted patients were waiting for beds.

28 patients were waiting for beds at St Vincent's University Hospital, 24 waited at Naas General Hospital, and 21 were waiting at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital.