651 patients, including 14 children, wait for beds in Irish hospitals due to overcrowding, with University Hospital Limerick most affected (119 patients).

651 patients, including 14 children, are waiting for beds in Irish hospitals amid "completely out of control" overcrowding, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). University Hospital Limerick is the most affected, with 119 patients awaiting beds. The INMO wants the HSE to create a hospital-by-hospital plan to avoid a system collapse by the Easter holiday.

March 19, 2024
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