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111 people on trolleys across Shannonside region today

Feb 7, 2023 13:33
By Shannonside News
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111 people on trolleys across Shannonside region today

Sligo University Hospital is the second most over crowded hospital in the country today, with 45 people waiting in the Emergency Department.

Hospitals across the Shannonside region are currently dealing with a total of 111 patients on trolleys.

INMO Trolley watch figures show local figures comprise over a fifth of the national number of 535 waiting for a bed.

Sligo University Hospital is the second most over crowded hospital in the country today, with 45 people waiting in the Emergency Department.

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That's followed by 31 and 20 people respectively at University Hospital Galway and Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe.

Management at Mullingar Hospital state that adult and paediatric ED services are extremely busy today with 20 patients waiting on a bed.

The worst affected facility today is University Hospital Limerick, with 86 people waiting for a bed.

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