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25 patients on trolleys at UHK today

Feb 16, 2026 13:15
By radiokerrynews
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25 patients on trolleys at UHK today

25 patients have been admitted to University Hospital Kerry (UHK) today without a bed to accommodate them.

17 are waiting on trolleys in the emergency department, while a further eight are on trolleys elsewhere in the hospital.

That's according to the INMO's (Irish Nurses and Midwoves Organisation) daily TrolleyWatch figures.

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Nationally, 598 patients are waiting for beds, with University Hospital Limerick (UHL) being the most overcrowded with 84 people on trolleys.

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