There were 376 patients without hospital beds this morning, the highest figure since March 5, 2020. Ireland’s hospitals are experiencing levels of overcrowding not seen since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has said. There were 376 admitted patients going without beds across Irish hospitals this morning – the highest figure since March 5, 2020. Letterkenny University Hospital (31), Cork University Hospital (30), Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar (24) and South Tipperary General Hospital (23) are also among the most overcrowded. “Our members are seriously concerned that we will swing from the Covid crisis back into an overcrowding crisis,” the INMO President said.

Source: Irish Independent May 11, 2021 17:26 UTC