Hospital serving north Tipperary continues to be most overcrowded in the country

University Hospital Limerick, which serves north Tipperary, is once again the worst hit hospital in the country with 45 people awaiting beds there this morning.

Nationally 209 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 142 are waiting in the emergency department, while 67 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

The worst-hit hospitals today are: University Hospital Limerick - 45
University Hospital Galway - 16
Wexford General Hospital - 14

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.