University Hospital Limerick is again worst hit

500 admitted patients were waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch, with the worst hit hospital once again University Hospital Limerick.

363 were waiting in the emergency department, while 137 were in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

The worst-hit hospitals today are:University Hospital Limerick - 41
Cork University Hospital - 38
Letterkenny University Hospital - 35
University Hospital Waterford - 35

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.