Trolley watch: 437 people on trollies across Irish hospitals

University Hospital Limerick has the highest number at 94, while Letterkenny University Hospital has 46 patients waiting.
Trolley watch: 437 people on trollies across Irish hospitals

Kenneth Fox

A total of 437 admitted patients are waiting for a bed at the country's hospitals.

That is according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's trolley watch.

260 people are waiting in Emergency Departments, while 177 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

University Hospital Limerick has the highest number at 94, while Letterkenny University Hospital has 46 patients waiting.

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