31 public hospitals are operating at unsafe bed occupancy levels, according to figures published in the Irish Times this morning.
It’s recommended that hospitals should operate at 85% bed capacity. However, the national level for the first half of this year was 95.9%, up from 94.2% over th same period last year.
The Letterkenny University Hospital figure for both periods was 93%, while Sligo University Hospital was 99% this year compared to 97% in 2024.
