Nurses say there were more people on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick today, than in all ten of the hospitals in the east of the country combined.
The latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show there were 110 admitted patients on trolleys at the region’s main hospital during morning rounds, 49 of those in the Emergency Department.
The overall figure is 45 more than the next busiest facility; Cork University Hospital and 10 more than all ten of the Eastern hospitals combined.
This afternoon, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and HSE representatives will appear before the Public Petitions Committee to discuss calls to reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St John’s Emergency Departments.
Spokesperson from the Midwest Hospital Campaign Group, Ennistymon native Marie McMahon is describing Minister Donnelly’s planned appearance as “Shabby”.
