The highest-ever daily figure of patients waiting on trolleys has been recorded at University Hospital Limerick.
81 people are waiting for a bed there today.
It comes just a week after a 17-bed ward was closed to facilitate works on a new fracture unit.
81 patients were waiting for hospital beds in UHL this morning - the highest recorded daily figure for any hospital. Meanwhile, 17 much-needed beds have been closed. Sign the petition to get these beds re-opened for the safety of patients and staff. https://t.co/UOuyNekXdH pic.twitter.com/xvPlvYnNpQ
— Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation (@INMO_IRL) April 3, 2019
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has launched a petition to have the ward re-opened.
The INMO says closing beds will only worsen Limerick’s overcrowding crisis.
Meanwhile, just under 600 people are waiting in emergency departments and wards around the country.
