Hospital serving Tipperary is worst hit this morning

University Hospital Limerick, which serves north Tipperary, is the worst hit hospital today with 68 people awaiting beds this morning.

440 admitted patients are waiting for beds nationwide this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 304 are waiting in the emergency department, while 136 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

The worst-hit hospitals today are:University Hospital Limerick - 68
University Hospital Galway - 37
Naas General 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.