The level of overcrowding at the region’s main hospital is more than twice that of the next busiest facility.
The latest INMO figures show 56 people were waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick this morning, 42 of those in the emergency department.
The overall figure is 29 more than the next busiest facility, Sligo University Hospital, and comes on a day when 232 people were waiting to be admitted at hospitals across the country.
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By comparison, the HSE’s TrolleyGAR statistics show 22 people waiting to be admitted at UHL.
Elective surgeries will recommence at UHL today after they were postponed for several days last week.
