17 People On Trolleys In Naas General Hospital, According To The INMO

Monday, 25 July 2022 14:19

By Caoimhe Harney

University Hospital, Limerick continues to have the highest number of patients on trolleys.

Some 17 people were on trolleys in Naas General Hospital this morning.

15 patients were waiting in the emergency department, while 2 were in wards elsewhere in the hospital, according to today's INMO trolley watch figures

478 admitted patients were waiting for beds across the country this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch.

University Hospital, Limerick continues to have the highest number of patients on trolleys, 70 today.

St.Vincent's University Hospital had 50 patients on trolleys, according to the figures.

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