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83 On Trolleys At UHL

The region’s main hospital has more than double the number of people on trolleys than any other facility as the week begins.

83 people are waiting for a bed as of this morning at University Hospital Limerick according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

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58 of these patients are in the emergency department in Dooradoyle, with a further 25 people in overflow areas of wards.

 

Letterkenny University Hospital is the next most overcrowded facility, where 40 patients are waiting for a bed.

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