Hospitals serving Tipperary are worst hit today

There were 92 people awaiting beds in hospitals serving Tipperary this morning.

Once again University Hospital Limerick is the worst hit hospital today with 61 people awaiting beds and a further 31 admitted patients are waiting for beds in South Tipperary General Hospital.

Nationally, 446 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 335 are waiting in the emergency department, while 111 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

The worst-hit hospitals today are:

 University Hospital Limerick – 61

Cork University Hospital – 31

South Tipperary General Hospital – 31

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.