Irish hospitals break this year's overcrowding record with 669 people on trolleys
The most overcrowded hospital in the country is University Hospital Limerick with 80 people on trolleys. File picture: Dan Linehan
Overcrowding in Irish hospitals hit a new record for 2022 on Tuesday with almost 700 people waiting on trolleys across the health system.
Trolley watch figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) show that 669 people are without a bed in hospitals across Ireland, with 28 of those waiting on trolleys being children.
