57 waiting for beds in hospital serving north Tipperary

57 people are currently waiting for beds in University Hospital Limerick, which serves north Tipperary.

Nationally 488 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 343 are waiting in the emergency department, while 145 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

The worst-hit hospitals today are:

University Hospital Limerick – 57
Sligo University Hospital – 42
Beaumont - 33

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.