Almost 400 people on hospital trolleys
Almost 400 people are on hospital trolleys according to nurses today. The latest report from the INMO shows Cork University Hospital is the most overcrowded with 31 people waiting on a bed. There are 11 people on trolleys today at Sligo University Hospital today and 22 in Letterkenny – a…
Delays at Letterkenny Hospital’s ‘extremely busy’ emergency department
The HSE says people attending the emergency department at Letterkenny University Hospital should expect delays. The emergency department has been described this afternoon as ‘extremely busy’ with more than 20 people waiting to be admitted. The HSE says all efforts are continuing to identify patients who can be discharged. People…
17 people waiting on trolleys in the North West
The Irish Medical Organisation has hit out at the response of the HSE to the trolley crisis in Irish hospitals. Health Minister Simon Harris met with the Emergency Department Taskforce yesterday to discuss measures to reduce the number of people on trolleys. The organisation described the response as “too little,…
17 on trolleys in Sligo University Hospital
There are 17 people on trolleys today at Sligo University Hospital. Over 250 people are waiting for hospital beds today around the country. The majority, 28, are at the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar. There are 27 at South Tipp General, and 25 at Cork University Hospital. The numbers continue…