A&E overcrowding continues at University Hospital Waterford today
By Justin Kelly
Published 6th Sep 2019, 11:22 BST
The latest Trolley and Ward Watch figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show that 43 patients are waiting on trolleys for a proper bed at University Hospital Waterford today, Friday, September 6.
The figures show that 504 patients are without a proper bed at emergency departments around the country.
The figures released on Friday show that 32 patients are on trolleys in Waterford as they await admission, with a further 11 on already full wards.
University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded in the country on Friday, September 6, with 66 patients without a bed.