'Patient and staff safety suffers': Over 800 patients wait for hospital beds127 admitted patients were waiting for beds at University Hospital Limerick on Tuesday.
Hospital bed shortages persist as 3,179 patients admitted without beds this weekOn Friday, 657 admitted patients were waiting for beds in hospitals across the State,
Trolley watch: Over 560 patients wait for beds in Irish hospitals74 admitted patients were waiting for beds at Cork University Hospital. 55 were waiting in the emergency department, while 19 were waiting in wards elsewhere.