Hospital overcrowding: Over 400 people on trolleys in Irish hospitals

269 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 136 are in wards elsewhere in hospitals.
Hospital overcrowding: Over 400 people on trolleys in Irish hospitals

405 patients are waiting for beds in Irish hospitals on Monday, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).

269 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 136 are in wards elsewhere in hospitals.

The hospital with the highest number of patients without a bed is University Hospital Limerick, with 92 patients on trolleys.

31 people are in the emergency department, with 61 people elsewhere in the hospital.

At University Hospital Galway, there is 59 people without a bed, with 43 people in the emergency room.

There is 28 people without a bed at Sligo University Hospital, with 16 patients in the emergency room.

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