UHG HAS HIGHEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON TROLLIES OUTSIDE OF DUBLIN

Date Published: 16-Dec-2008

Nearly 400 people are on trolleys in A and E departments around the country today, with University Hospital Galway having the highest number outside DublinThe Irish Nurses Organisation says overcrowding is getting worse, with 225 patients on trolleys in the eastern region alone.The highest number has been recorded in Tallaght Hospital in Dublin with 43 patients waiting.University Hospital Galway has the highest level outside Dublin with 38 patients on trolleys.