Trolley watch: 446 patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals

INMO figures show University Hospital Limerick has the highest number waiting at 99.
Trolley watch: 446 patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals

Kenneth Fox

There are 446 patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals on Monday morning.

302 are waiting in emergency departments, while 144 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

INMO figures show University Hospital Limerick has the highest number waiting at 99.

That is followed by Sligo University Hospital at 39.

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