There’s been a slight dip in the level of overcrowding at the region’s main hospital – but it still remains high.
According to the INMO, 58 patients were awaiting a bed at University Hospital Limerick this morning, 43 of those in the new emergency department.
It marks a slight decrease from yesterday’s figure of 61 but the Dooradoyle facility remains the most overcrowded in the country with 20 more patients without a bed than the next busiest.
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It comes on a day when the level of overcrowding nationally is high – 542 patients are seeking admission at Irish hospital today.
