Letterkenny University Hospital again among most crowded in country
Published 29th Dec 2023, 11:38 GMT
For the third day in a row, LUH is one of the most overcrowded hospitals in Ireland, according to figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation
For the third day in a row, Letterkenny University Hospital is among the most overcrowded in the country.
According to figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), there were 18 patients on trolleys at LUH on Friday morning.
Of those, 10 were in the emergency department with the other eight elsewhere in the hospital.
The figures for LUH are the third highest in Ireland.
At Cork University Hospital, 24 patients were awaiting a bed with 36 at University Hospital Limerick.
Across the country, INMO say that 182 patients are waiting on beds, 138 of whom are waiting in emergency departments.
On Thursday, there were 20 patients on trolleys at LUH with 12 in a similar position on Wednesday.