Cork University Hospital exceeds critical care capacity 

The latest HSE figures show that as of Thursday night, CUH was treating 158 people with Covid-19  — the highest number of Covid patients of any Irish hospital, with 16 in the critical care unit.

The critical care capacity of one of the country’s busiest hospitals has been exceeded, staff were told today.

Cork University Hospital (CUH) is now planning to open additional critical care beds on-site and has appealed for staff to volunteer for shifts to man the beds.