Meanwhile, the level of overcrowding at the region’s main hospital is double that of the next busiest facility.
The latest figures from the INMO show there were 90 patients waiting for beds at University Hospital Limerick during morning rounds, 37 of those in the Emergency Department.
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It’s 45 more than the next busiest facility; Galway University Hospital and represents a quarter of all patients waiting for beds at hospitals across the country today.

