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# Hospitals

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1,792 Covid-19 patients in hospital as figure continues to surpass double previous peak
O'Neill warns North is experiencing 'worst-case scenario' as hospital admissions set to surge
921 now in hospital with Covid-19 as patient numbers exceed April 2020 peak
Over 53,000 patients went without beds in Irish hospitals in 2020, INMO says
Queues of ambulances form outside Northern Ireland's over-capacity hospitals
'Encouraging news': Covid-19 hospitalisations fall compared to start of Level Five
Hospital outbreaks: 161 staff in Limerick out of work due to Covid-19
Paris hospitals near capacity after upsurge in coronavirus cases
Highest number of Covid-19 patients in hospital and ICU since end of May
US sets coronavirus infection record as deaths climb towards 224,000
Covid-19: Zero ICU beds available in nine acute hospitals across Ireland
'Exhausted' healthcare workers worry about long winter as Covid-19 hospital numbers rise
Patients with respiratory illness to be tested for Covid-19 'irrespective of community levels' during flu season
'We're sleepwalking back to mass overcrowding': 221 patients on trolleys in Irish hospitals
Over 600,000 people waiting for first outpatient consultation
Over 584,000 patients waiting for their first outpatient hospital appointment last month
FactCheck: Does Ireland have the highest Covid-19 infection rate for healthcare workers in the world?
Number of people attending Irish emergency departments begins to creep up as Covid fears lower
Sharp fall in number of people attending emergency departments in first three months of year
Dr Gabrielle Colleran: 'We cannot tolerate elderly patients lying on trolleys when Covid-19 is still a threat'
Consultant says private hospital contract is ‘a bad deal’ for taxpayers
Hospitals treating over 700 coronavirus cases, with 320 patients awaiting results
Holohan urges people to seek help if they need it after seeing empty waiting rooms during his hospital admission
First patients arrive at Citywest self-isolation centre as Harris warns of 'very significant pressure' on hospitals
'My flatmates moved out': Young nurses describe stresses at home over fears about Covid-19
Private hospitals will be made public for duration of coronavirus pandemic
Council to implement identification system for healthcare worker vehicles to prevent clamping
Pressure on staff and infrastructure in maternity services at Irish hospitals, according to HIQA reports
Dr Anthony O'Connor: History matters, but the record numbers on trolleys should trump commemoration debates
760 people on hospital trolleys for second day in a row as overcrowding continues
'The system remains under pressure': HSE continues to advise staying away from hospitals with flu symptoms
It's the worst ever day for trolley overcrowding in Irish hospitals since records began, INMO says
'A national scandal': 2019 was the worst year on record for hospital overcrowding as 118,000 went without a bed
There's a 'significant' 11.8% increase in the number of people on trolleys this winter
Trolley numbers for this year are the highest since records began, INMO says
Patients on trolleys moved from overcrowded Limerick ED after unannounced fire officer visit
'Failing Ireland's children': Hospitals postpone surgeries due to virus, flu and vomiting bug outbreaks
Anti-smoking policy at two Dublin maternity hospitals being flouted by patients and visitors
Hospital consultants to ballot for industrial action if govt doesn't provide 'concrete proposals'
Over 1,300 nursing and midwifery posts in Irish hospitals are being left vacant