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81 Patients On Trolleys At UHL

There’s been a significant spike in trolley numbers at University Hospital Limerick.

The latest INMO figures show 81 patients were left waiting for a bed at the region’s main hospital this morning, 40 of those in the emergency department alone.

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The overall figure is the second highest recorded at the Dooradoyle facility this year, following a record breaking 92 in early January.

Today’s figure brings the total number on trolleys at UHL so far this year to 2,243, which represents a 27% jump on the same period in 2019.

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