There are 23 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 16 patients waiting on a trolley in UHK’s emergency department, while a further seven people are waiting on trolleys in wards within the hospital.
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Nationally, there are 585 people waiting on trolleys in hospitals today.
University Hospital Limerick is the worst affected by overcrowding with 66 people waiting on trolleys there.
