There has been a sharp rise in the level of overcrowding at the region’s main hospital.
The latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show there were 114 patients waiting for a bed at University Hospital Limerick during morning rounds, with 58 of those on trolleys or chairs in the Emergency Department.
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The overall figure is 50 more than the next busiest facility; Cork University Hospital and double the number on trolleys at Galway University Hospital; the third busiest facility in the country today.
Overall, 553 admitted patients were waiting for beds at hospitals across the country this morning, according to the nurses’ union.
