Hospital overcrowding

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Overcrowding at Sligo hospital 'beyond demoralising' for staff
Overcrowding at Sligo hospital 'beyond demoralising' for staff
'It’s simply not acceptable for staff to be at this much risk inside a hospital, and it’s beyond demoralizing for our members when their basic safety needs are not being met'

Tue, 27 Sep, 2022

Government told new emergency consultant posts must be accompanied by more beds
Government told new emergency consultant posts must be accompanied by more beds
Overcrowding will not be addressed unless extra beds are funded in parallel with appointment of 50 new emergency medicine consultants

Thu, 25 Aug, 2022

Just half of University Hospital Limerick's promised extra beds will be new
Just half of University Hospital Limerick's promised extra beds will be new
Construction of the €90m hospital unit is due to begin in early October

Tue, 23 Aug, 2022

Elective hospital urgently needed in Mid-West, warns group chief
Elective hospital urgently needed in Mid-West, warns group chief
Colette Cowan's calls come amid patients' frustration with chronic overcrowding and long delays at University Hospital Limerick's emergency department

Sun, 21 Aug, 2022

Patient with collapsed lung in Limerick Hospital 'had to dial 999' to get pain relief 
Patient with collapsed lung in Limerick Hospital 'had to dial 999' to get pain relief 
Clare man left 'crying in pain' after asking hospital staff to give him medication for four-and-a-half hours

Thu, 18 Aug, 2022

Cork's Mercy Hospital urges patients to avoid A&E amid 'surge'
Cork's Mercy Hospital urges patients to avoid A&E amid 'surge'
It is the seventh such appeal from the Mercy University Hospital so far this year, which said on Wednesday it was experiencing high demand for its ED services due to an increase in the attendances of acutely ill patients

Wed, 17 Aug, 2022

Hospital overcrowding causing delays for ambulances offloading patients
Hospital overcrowding causing delays for ambulances offloading patients
A programme to allow paramedics to treat older people at home is being put in place in an an effort to alieviate pressure on hospitals.

Fri, 01 Jul, 2022

Hospital staff leaving their jobs over ‘impossible and dangerous’ workplaces
Hospital staff leaving their jobs over ‘impossible and dangerous’ workplaces
Highly skilled emergency department staff are leaving their jobs because of the “impossible and dangerous” situations in the country’s hospitals, a doctors' group has warned.

Wed, 29 Jun, 2022

Taskforce efforts to tackle UHL overcrowding 'hasn't borne fruit' as 98 wait on trolleys
Taskforce efforts to tackle UHL overcrowding 'hasn't borne fruit' as 98 wait on trolleys
Today's total is the highest number of patients without a bed at the beginning of June since the INMO began counting trolleys in 2006

Wed, 01 Jun, 2022

Plan to resolve Limerick hospital overcrowding expected 'over next two to three weeks'
Plan to resolve Limerick hospital overcrowding expected 'over next two to three weeks'
The Oireachtas Health Committee heard the HSE Service Plan includes the opening of 308 beds funded last year which have not yet opened.

Wed, 18 May, 2022

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The patient experience: Long waiting times to be admitted to hospital 
The majority of the patients surveyed (68%), said they did not feel at risk of contracting Covid-19 during their time in hospital last year

Mon, 09 May, 2022

HSE accused of 'culture of secrecy' — damning review of hospitals never published
HSE accused of 'culture of secrecy' — damning review of hospitals never published
In at least one hospital, emergency department patients were spending up to 10 nights on trolleys, the report found.

Mon, 04 Apr, 2022

100 people on trolleys in Limerick amid fears doctor exodus will worsen crisis
100 people on trolleys in Limerick amid fears doctor exodus will worsen crisis
The Oireachtas health committee heard that 391 doctors applied for Australian work permits last year.

Thu, 24 Mar, 2022

Hospital overcrowding 'form of torture and increases risk of death' 
Hospital overcrowding 'form of torture and increases risk of death' 
The crisis is also causing burnout among paramedics, nurses and doctors, health trade unions told Dáil committee

Wed, 09 Mar, 2022

Tackling Omicron wave like having 'one arm tied behind our back', says Reid
Tackling Omicron wave like having 'one arm tied behind our back', says Reid
The health service remains under pressure due to the sheer number of cases in the country, despite positive news around boosters and the severity of the Omicron variant.

Thu, 13 Jan, 2022

Number of hospital patients without bed at highest level since pandemic began
Number of hospital patients without bed at highest level since pandemic began
INMO general secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said this morning's figures were a "nightmare before Christmas scenario"

Mon, 13 Dec, 2021

Coronavirus - Tue May 5, 2020
Munster has two of the country's five most overcrowded hospitals 
League table shows University Hospital Limerick ranked third with 207 patients languishing on trolleys, followed by Cork University Hospital with 178

Tue, 26 Oct, 2021

Over 50 patients on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick
Over 50 patients on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick
There are 28 people on trolleys in the emergency department and 26 elsewhere - a total of 54 waiting for a bed in the mid-west hospital.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Number of patients on trolleys in Irish hospitals at highest level since March 9
Number of patients on trolleys in Irish hospitals at highest level since March 9
University Hospital Limerick and University Hospital Cork both have over 30 patients without beds, according to the daily figures provided by the INMO.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2020

Number of patients on trolleys in Irish hospitals at highest level since before lockdown began
Number of patients on trolleys in Irish hospitals at highest level since before lockdown began
According to figures released by the INMO, there are 162 patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals this morning - the highest number since March 11.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2020

Five hospitals have over 10 patients waiting on trolleys
Five hospitals have over 10 patients waiting on trolleys
University Hospital Limerick fares worst with 17 patients waiting on trolleys.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020

Over 100 waiting on trolleys for third day in a row
Over 100 waiting on trolleys for third day in a row
Over 100 people admitted to hospital are waiting on a bed this morning.

Thu, 18 Jun, 2020

Over 800,000 on hospital waiting lists, latest figures show
Over 800,000 on hospital waiting lists, latest figures show
One in three people who aren't privately insured are on a hospital waiting list.

Sat, 13 Jun, 2020

INMO warns against return to overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick
INMO warns against return to overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick
The union is calling for national intervention to prevent further negative outcomes for patients and frontline healthcare workers.

Thu, 14 May, 2020

32 people on trolleys in Irish hospitals today
32 people on trolleys in Irish hospitals today

There are just 32 people on trolleys in Irish hospitals across the country today - compared to more than 570 this time last month.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2020

Hospitals in north-west postpone non-urgent procedures; Just 35 on trolleys across country
Hospitals in north-west postpone non-urgent procedures; Just 35 on trolleys across country

The worst affected is St Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin with nine patients on trolleys. University Hospital Kerry has five.

Mon, 16 Mar, 2020

Over 600k on hospital waiting lists
Over 600k on hospital waiting lists

The number includes over 100,000 waiting for at least 18 months.

Sat, 14 Mar, 2020

Number of patients in trolleys continues to fall
Number of patients in trolleys continues to fall

St Vincent's University Hospital has the highest number, at 18 people, according to the INMO.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2020

CUH tops Trolley Watch figures as it orders 60 staff to stay home over Covid-19 fears
CUH tops Trolley Watch figures as it orders 60 staff to stay home over Covid-19 fears

There are 359 patients waiting for beds in the country's hospitals this morning.

Fri, 06 Mar, 2020

Trolley Watch figures rise above 500
Trolley Watch figures rise above 500

There are more than 500 patients being treated on trolleys at hospitals across the country today.

Tue, 03 Mar, 2020

Nearly 1,300 on trolleys in UHL last month, latest figures show
Nearly 1,300 on trolleys in UHL last month, latest figures show

Cork University Hospital had the second-highest number of admitted patients waiting for a bed last month, at 1,031

Mon, 02 Mar, 2020

CUH sets new record for numbers waiting on trolleys
CUH sets new record for numbers waiting on trolleys

Cork University Hospital has set a record for the number of admitted patients on trolleys with 74 waiting, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

Wed, 26 Feb, 2020

Irish Examiner View: Courage to fund services needed
Irish Examiner View: Courage to fund services needed

The evidence that our public services are dangerously under-resourced is overwhelming.

Mon, 24 Feb, 2020

Slight increase in number on trolleys in Irish hospitals
Slight increase in number on trolleys in Irish hospitals

The worst affected facility is again University Hospital Limerick where there are 68 people awaiting beds, four more than yesterday.

Tue, 18 Feb, 2020

Almost 600 on trolleys in Irish hospitals
Almost 600 on trolleys in Irish hospitals

This Monday morning, there are 583 people waiting for beds, according to figures released by the INMO - the second highest number released so far this year.

Mon, 17 Feb, 2020

Man, 90, 'begged the nurses to give his wife a bed'
Man, 90, 'begged the nurses to give his wife a bed'

A 90-year-old man had to beg staff at Cork University Hospital to give his wife a bed after she had been left on a trolley for days.

Wed, 12 Feb, 2020

Cork hospital buying bedspace in private hospitals to counter overcrowding
Cork hospital buying bedspace in private hospitals to counter overcrowding

A Cork hospital is buying beds in private hospitals in a bid to reduce severe overcrowding in its emergency department.

Wed, 05 Feb, 2020

Second worst month for overcrowding ever sees over 1,000 on trolleys in Limerick and Cork
Second worst month for overcrowding ever sees over 1,000 on trolleys in Limerick and Cork

More than 12,000 patients were forced to wait on trolleys across the country's hospitals in January, the second-highest figure on record.

Fri, 31 Jan, 2020

INMO: 540 patients on trolleys today, including five children
INMO: 540 patients on trolleys today, including five children

540 patients are being treated on trolleys at hospitals across the country.

Wed, 29 Jan, 2020

2,000 new hospital beds needed within next two years - IMO
2,000 new hospital beds needed within next two years - IMO

The IMO says meeting future demand within the health sector should be a priority for the next Government.

Fri, 24 Jan, 2020

Three Irish hospitals have at least 50 patients on trolleys
Three Irish hospitals have at least 50 patients on trolleys

In their daily TrolleyWatch figures, they say there are 521 patients are being treated on trolleys at hospitals across the country.

Mon, 20 Jan, 2020

530 patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals
530 patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals

Five hundred and thirty people are waiting for beds in hospitals across the country this morning

Thu, 16 Jan, 2020

Over 500 patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals for third day in a row
Over 500 patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals for third day in a row

University Hospital Galway is the worst affected with 63 patients without a bed, according to the INMO.

Wed, 15 Jan, 2020

Number of patients of trolleys up 50 since yesterday as crisis continues
Number of patients of trolleys up 50 since yesterday as crisis continues

University Hospital Limerick is the worst affected facility with 51 people on trolleys.

Tue, 14 Jan, 2020

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