16 people awaiting in-patient beds at LUH

There were 16 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, seven of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s 22 down on yesterday’s figure, following a warning yesterday from the hospital that the Emergency Department was under severe pressure.
Nationally, the INMO says there were 501 admitted patients awaiting beds, the highest number, 55, at University Hospital Limerick.