Overcrowding at the region’s main hospital has increased slightly over the weekend.
There are 53 patients waiting for a bed at University Hospital Limerick today according to the INMO – more than double that of any other facility.
41 of those waiting in Limerick are in the emergency department, with 12 in overflow areas of wards.
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It comes on a day when 179 patients are on trolleys in hospitals across the country, with almost a third of these waiting at UHL.
