Dramatic increase in number of people on trolleys with 24 patients without beds at Naas Hospital today
By Kim O'Leary
There has been a sharp increase in the number of people on trolleys at Naas General Hospital today with 24 people on trolleys, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).
There are 21 patients on trolleys at the Emergency Department while 3 are on trolleys in wards elsewhere.
It is understood that 33 people are without beds in Tallaght Hospital, and nationwide the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) is reporting that there are 478 patients on trolleys at hospitals around the country today.
Meanwhile, 321 people are waiting in the emergency department, while 157 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.
The worst-hit hospitals today are:
- University Hospital Limerick - 37
- Sligo University Hospital - 37
- Cork University Hospital - 35