INMO: Trolley Crisis Has Had Its Worst-Ever Year In 2019
It says over 118,300 patients had no hospital bed, 9% higher than 2018, in its end of year figures released today.
Cork University Hospital was the second most overcrowded in the country with 11,066 people on trolleys.
3,173 were without a bed at the Mercy University Hospital, while 1,060 patients were forced to wait on trolleys at Bantry General.
University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded, with 13 thousand 941 people on trolleys.
INMO General Secretary, Phil Ni Sheaghdha says not enough beds are being made available to help patients:
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