Overcrowding at CUH highest in country for third day running
For the third day running Cork University Hospital is the most overcrowded hospital in the country.
45 people are waiting on trollieys at the hospital that's a rise of 9 people on yesterday's figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives organisation
Nationally, there are almost 530 people are on trolleys at hospitals across the country with 45 people also in need of a bed at Letterkenny General Hospital
University Hospital Galway is next on the overcrowded list with 43 people on trolleys and overflow areas of wards.
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