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Overcrowding strikes at Cork hospital

Twenty patients were lying on trolleys awaiting treatment at the busy Accident and Emergency Department at Cork University Hospital (CUH) earlier today.

Overcrowding strikes at Cork hospital

Tue, 19 Oct, 2004 - 16:10

Twenty patients were lying on trolleys awaiting treatment at the busy Accident and Emergency Department at Cork University Hospital (CUH) earlier today.

Last night, the number of sick people waiting on trolleys was 18, while on Sunday there were 16 people waiting.

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