There are 22 patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry today.
That’s according to figures from the Irish Nurses’ and Midwives’ Organisation.
They show there are 20 patients waiting on a trolley in UHK’s emergency department, while a further two people are waiting on trolleys in wards within the hospital.
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Nationally, there are 616 people waiting on trolleys in hospitals today.
University Hospital Limerick is the worst affected by overcrowding with 103 people waiting on trolleys there.
