Eight on trolleys at Ennis General

Staff at Ennis General Hospital are under pressure today with over double the amount of patients waiting on trolleys that they have capacity for.

Figures from the Irish Nurses Organisation show that there are currently 8 patients waiting for treatment on trolleys and chairs in the County Hospital‘s Emergency Department…

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The hospital only has capacity for three patients on trolleys

In Limerick, the figure is higher at 13 while in the University College Hospital in Galway there are 7 patients waiting for treatment.