Hospital serving north Tipperary has greatest numbers of patients awaiting beds

University Hospital Limerick, which has north Tipperary in its catchment area, is again the most crowded hospital in the country today.

It is the worst-hit hospital with 53 people waiting for beds this morning.

336 admitted patients are waiting for beds nationally this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 216 are waiting in the emergency department, while 120 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

The worst-hit hospitals today are:University Hospital Limerick - 53
University Hospital Galway - 42
Cork University Hospital - 36

Every morning at 8am, INMO members count how many patients are waiting in the Emergency Department for a bed and how many are waiting in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

The INMO Trolley Watch counts the number of patients who have been admitted to acute hospitals, but who are waiting for a free bed. These patients are often being treated on trolleys in corridors, but they may also be on chairs, in waiting rooms, or simply wherever there’s space. The INMO started Trolley Watch in 2004.