Over 500 hospital patients without a bed

University Hospital Limerick. Photo:© P Flynn

University Hospital Limerick – which serves the north of the county is once again under pressure with 62 people waiting for a bed today – making it the most overcrowded in the country.

South Tipp General in Clonmel has 30 waiting for beds with 1 in Nenagh General Hospital.

Cork University Hospital is the second busiest with 42 without beds today.

Overall, according to the INMO – there are 525 waiting for beds throughout the country today.