Search
16 Aug 2022
Search
16 Aug 2022
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
The latest Irish Nurses and Midwives Association (INMO) Trolley Watch figures reveal that 25 patients are waiting on a proper bed at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, including 18 on trolleys.
Across the border in Laois, 14 patients are awaiting a proper bed on trolleys or in already full wards in Portlaoise Hospital, according to the figures released today.
In Mullingar Hospital, 5 patients are waiting in already full wards for a bed. The highest individual numbers nationwide were recorded at Cork University Hospital where 43 people are waiting for a bed, including 33 on trolleys.
Nationally, according to the INMO figures, 401 patients are waiting for a hospital bed today on trolleys or full wards.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
If you have a story for us, sports news, an event happening in your area, or if you want to submit pictures or videos, contact the Offaly Express team via e-mail to justin.kelly@iconicnews.ie, or through our Facebook.
Ireland Weather Forecast: Met Eireann holds out hope for one more blast of summer after heat wave ends
Darragh O'Toole from Tullamore in a scene from the adapted for stage novel 'From A Low & Quiet Sea.'
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
