21 patients on trolleys at University Hospital Waterford
Overcrowding has hit a number of the country's hospitals
The latest trolley watch figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation today have revealed that 25 people are now awaiting a proper bed at the A&E department in University Hospital Waterford.
There are currently 21 patients on trolleys at the Waterford A&E department, while 4 are on already full wards. Elsewhere in the region, 56 patients are awaiting a proper bed at University Hospital Limerick, while 32 are in similar situation at Cork University Hospital
University Hospital Limerick is the most overcrowded in the country today, January 4, 2019.
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