Hospital overcrowding has hit a new high today.
According to the INMO’s Trolley Watch Figures, there are 760 people on trollies in hospitals around the country – the highest figure since January 2020.
In the North West alone, there are 86 people waiting for a bed in the region’s two main hospitals. There are currently 41 people on trollies in Letterkenny University Hospital, with a further 45 in Sligo University Hospital.
University Hospital Limerick is the most overcrowded facility in the country today, with 92 people awaiting admission there.
In response to today’s record-equalling trolley figures, a local councillor has condemned what he described as a national problem.
Cllr Donal Gilroy, who is also a Sligo Representative on the Regional Health Forum, described today’s figures as disappointing.
Speaking to Ocean FM News, Cllr Gilroy said that all issues surrounding healthcare, especially in the North West, need to be looked at:
