Highest number of people on trolleys since beginning of pandemic

61 people are waiting on a trolley at Letterkenny University Hospital today.

It’s the second most overcrowded hospital in the country today with 11 people waiting on a bed in the Emergency Department and a further 50 waiting on wards.

534 patients are waiting on a bed at hospitals across the country today, the highest figure since the beginning of the pandemic.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is calling as a result, for bespoke plans to tackle overcrowding in each hospital.

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