UHL One Of Most Overcrowded In Country Once Again

(c) Pat Flynn

Nurses say the region’s main hospital is once again one of the most overcrowded in the country.

Figures from the INMO show 37 people were waiting for beds at University Hospital Limerick this morning, 19 of those in the emergency department.

A further 18 are being accommodated in overflow areas of wards.

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Only Cork University Hospital is suffering from higher levels of overcrowding where 40 people are waiting on trolleys today.