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 15 patients waiting on a trolley in UHK’s emergency department, while a further seven people are waiting on trolleys in wards within the hospital.
Nationally, there are 252 people waiting on trolleys in hospitals today.
Letterkenny University Hospital accounts for the largest number of those with 43, followed by Cork University Hospital with 37.