Spike In Overcrowding At Region’s Main Hospital

Hospital trolleys

Nurses say there’s been a spike in the level of overcrowding at the region’s main hospital today.

The latest INMO figures show 56 patients were left waiting for beds at University Hospital Limerick this morning, 33 of those in the emergency department.

The overall figure is 15 more than Galway University Hospital, the next busiest facility.

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Across the country, there are 433 people on trolleys, a 32% rise on this day last year.