University Hospital Limerick is experiencing severe overcrowding this afternoon – with almost double the patients on trolleys compared to any other facility across the country.
The hospital, which serves North Tipp, has 72 patients waiting for a bed – 47 of those are around the Emergency Department, while 25 are in overflow areas of wards.
Tallaght hospital is the next busiest with 41 people on trolleys.
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Meanwhile, the INMO’s trolley watch report shows 20 patients waiting for a bed at South Tipp General in Clonmel.
Across the country there are 493 patients on trolleys today.
