January was the worst ever month for hospital overcrowding, nurses have said. The Irish Nurses and Midwives’ Organisation (INMO) said there were more than 12,000 people waiting on trolleys for beds at various stages last month. It said the latest figures marked a 128 per cent increase on the numbers recorded in 2007. “The most overcrowded hospital in the eastern region was St Vincent’s University Hospital with 559 people waiting on trolleys and 1,003 were recorded for the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick, the highest outside of Dublin. Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and National Children’s Hospital, Tallaght recorded an additional 192 children, waiting on trolleys, during January,” the INMO said.

Source: The Irish Times February 01, 2018 21:00 UTC