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Trolley Numbers Spiral To 110 At Region’s Main Hospital

The level of overcrowding a the region’s main hospital is spiralling once again.

The latest figures from the INMO shows there were 110 admitted patients waiting for beds at University Hospital Limerick this morning.

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46 of those were on trolleys or chairs in the Emergency Department, with a further 64 accommodated in overflow areas of wards.

The overall figure is 29 more than thenext busiest facility and represents almost a fifth of all trolley numbers at the country’s 32 hospitals.

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