There were 20 patients waiting for beds at a local hospital this morning.
That's according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation figures, which show over 176 patients were waiting for a bed at facilities nationwide.
Sligo University Hospital is the busiest in the region and second busiest in the country today with 20 people waiting for bed.
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This includes 14 in the Emergency Department and 6 elsewhere in the hospital.
University Hospital Limerick is the busiest facility in the country with 36 people waiting on trolleys.
