Almost 7,000 people on trolleys at LUH in 2022

Almost 7,000 people waited on a trolley at Letterkenny University Hospital so far this year.

Figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have revealed that 6,793 admitted patients were without a bed at the hospital in 2022.

That’s up 17% from last year.

Nationally, it was the worst year for overcrowding with 118,662 patients without a hospital bed.

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