Tuesday 18 April 2023 Hospital overcrowding out of control in Cork City – INMO The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for a bespoke plan to tackle overcrowding in Cork City as overcrowding records have been broken in Cork University Hospital (92) and Mercy University Hospital (40) with 132 patients have been admitted to hospital without a bed across both sites.
Wednesday 5 April 2023 Measures must be taken to avoid post-Easter trolley surge The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called on the HSE to take specific steps ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend to avoid overcrowding. This comes as 582 patients have been admitted to hospital without a bed today.
Friday 31 March 2023 Hospital overcrowding reached record highs in March 12,943 admitted patients, including 447 children, have been treated on trolleys or chairs in March according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
Wednesday 29 March 2023 635 on trolleys today – new overcrowding record in CUH 635 patients are without a bed in Irish hospitals today according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. This includes 90 patients in Cork University Hospital, a new overcrowding record for that hospital.
Monday 27 March 2023 709 patients go without hospital beds 709 patients are on hospital trolleys today according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. 533 patients are waiting in an emergency department, while 176 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.
Friday 24 March 2023 Runaway hospital overcrowding is becoming new normal Over 3,123 patients have been without a hospital bed this week according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s TrolleyWatch figures.