Trolley watch: Over 500 patients wait for beds in Irish hospitals

Eva Osborne

512 admitted patients were waiting for beds in Irish hospitals on Monday morning, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).

According to the INMO trolley watch, 369 patients were waiting in emergency departments, while 143 were in wards elsewhere in the hospitals.

12 patients waiting for beds between all hospitals were under the age of 16.

At University Hospital Limerick, 95 admitted patients were waiting for beds. 40 were waiting in the emergency department while 55 waited in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

65 patients were waiting for beds at Cork University Hospital, 41 were waiting at University Hospital Galway, and 30 were waiting at both Sligo University Hospital and Letterkenny University Hospital.

At St Vincent's University Hospital, 32 admitted patients were waiting for beds.

23 patients were waiting at Naas General Hospital, 19 were waiting at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, and 18 were waiting at Tallaght University Hospital.