CUH operating with no ICU beds as chief executive warns of pressures

Pressures at the hospital already at levels 'comparable to January at the height of the flu and winter season, warns Jennifer Kearney in internal email to staff

Cork University Hospital chief executive Jennifer Kearney cautioned staff that pressures are likely to continue 'for several days'.

Cork University Hospital had no available intensive care beds on Monday and was operating at double the capacity of its emergency department, according to an internal message from chief executive Jennifer Kearney.

Ms Kearney warned staff that pressures at the hospital were already at levels "comparable to January at the height of the flu and winter season".