27 patients waiting 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 27 people are now awaiting a proper bed at the A&E department in University Hospital Waterford.
There are currently 23 patients on trolleys at the Waterford A&E department, while 4 are on already full wards, making Waterford the third most overcrowded hospital in the country today, Friday, May 17.
Elsewhere in the region, 35 patients are awaiting a proper bed at University Hospital Limerick, while 43 are in similar situation at Cork University Hospital
Cork University Hospital is the most overcrowded in the country today.
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