There are 23 people waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry today.
That’s according to figures from the Irish Nurses’ and Midwives’ Organisation.
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They show there are 14 people on trolleys in UHK’s emergency department, while a further nine patients are on trolleys in wards around the hospital.
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Nationally, there are 672 patients waiting for a bed in hospital today.
University Hospital Limerick is the worst affected by overcrowding with 125 people waiting on trolleys there.