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Overcrowding continues at local hospitals

Jan 6, 2026 13:14
By Shannonside News
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Overcrowding continues at local hospitals

Sligo University Hospital remains one of the most overcrowded in the country.

That's according to the INMO's latest trolley watch report.

Tuesday's figures show there 54 patients waiting for a bed there this morning.

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This included 39 in the emergency department and 14 on wards elsewhere.

There were 20 and 13 patients waiting at Portiuncula and the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar, respectively.

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