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<p>With the record number of patients forced to wait in hospital corridors and horrifying personal testimonies, there is a sense that the crowding situation has gone beyond crisis. </p>

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Irish Examiner view: Hospital crisis can't become normalised
Amid the hospital overcrowding crisis, management's focus should be on patients and staff 
<p>University Hospital Limerick has the most patients awaiting beds this Monday.</p>

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Cork's Mercy Hospital asks patients to seek treatment elsewhere as Munster tops trolley list
<p>Despite a decline in numbers over recent days, there were still 62 people waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick on Friday. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

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Mid West 'must have new elective hospital' to meet needs of patients
Specialist team to tackle Limerick trolley crisis as hospital 'at highest level of escalation'

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Specialist team to tackle Limerick trolley crisis as hospital 'at highest level of escalation'
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