Record for number of patients waiting on trolleys at UHL broken once again

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick (UHL) has once again broken the record for the number of patients on trolleys in a single day.

It was reported by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation that there are 138 patients on trolleys this Tuesday morning at UHL.

The previous record for the number of patients waiting for a bed at the hospital was 132, set on Monday, January 22, a little over two weeks ago.

This Tuesday morning saw 65 waiting on trolleys in the Emergency Department with a further 73 waiting on trolleys in various wards around the hospital.

There were a total of 683 people waiting on trolleys across hospitals in Ireland.

UHL made up over 20% of all patients waiting on trolleys in Ireland this Tuesday morning.