Overcrowding has reached “chaotic” levels at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) where there are 92 patients on trolleys, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). “There is chaos at University Hospital Limerick today as the number of people on trolleys has reached a shameful new high. On Wednesday, nationally, 594 admitted patients were waiting for beds — of which 432 were waiting in emergency departments, while 162 are on wards. The second worst hit hospital today is Cork University Hospital where there are 50 patients on trolleys, and University Hospital Galway is in third place with 43 on trolleys. Meanwhile, the chief clinical director of UHL Professor Paul Burke is disputing the claims of the INMO about the number of patients on trolleys in the hospital.

Source: The Irish Times April 03, 2019 12:31 UTC