62 people are waiting on a bed across both Cork Hospitals today
There are 62 people waiting for treatment on trolleys across both Cork hospitals today.
Cork University Hospital is the most overcrowded in the country with 41 people receiving treatment in the Emergency Department, and 21 people are awaiting admission at the Mercy University Hosptial.
Figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show 420 people are on trolleys at hospitals across the country.
The INMO say staff are working in unacceptable conditions, with staffing and capacity the core issues to the overcrowding crisis.
Speaking to RedFM News Liam Doran from the INMO says overcrowding in Irish Hospitals will not be solved until the Government deal with these issues:
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