Sligo University Hospital has been ranked the third most overcrowded facility so far this year.
Since the beginning of the year, a total of 6,919 people have went without a bed at the hospital.
Nationally, that number stands at 100,195 with the INMO issued a warning that this is the earliest that this high number of admitted patients has ever been recorded.
The five worst-hit hospitals so far this year are:
- University Hospital Limerick 15,322
- Cork University Hospital 10,107
- Sligo University Hospital 6,919
- St Vincent’s University Hospital 6,359
- Letterkenny University Hospital 5,366
The trade union has called for a four-pronged approach to tackle overcrowding and the recruitment and retention crisis:
- a) The cancellation of non-urgent elective care in public hospitals and use of private hospitals for this work
- b) The introduction of retention measures including provision of accommodation for essential workers such as nurses and midwives particularly in rent pressure zones
- c) Legislation to underpin the implementation of the safe staffing and skill mix framework
- d) Prioritisation of funding for public delivered long term care in the community
