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Five hospitals had an average monthly bed occupancy of 100% or more from January to March 2022.
There was record-breaking overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick in April.
A record 100 patients were on trolleys in corridors today in the hospital’s Emergency Department and on general wards.
Visiting bans are in place at University Hospital Limerick and at Nenagh General Hospital.
One source said ambulance crews were “marooned” in the hospital today as there weren;t enough trolleys to hand patients over to staff.
The hospital said three wards are currently affected, but they have restricted visits to all inpatient wards as a precautionary measure.
There is a total of 428 people on trolleys across the country today, with 70 of them in University Hospital Limerick.
409 admitted patients were waiting for beds in hospitals across the country this morning.
The UH Limerick CEO said the INMO claims were “disappointing” and “incorrect”.
Members say that UHL had 52 patients on trolleys this morning, despite gaining more than 110 new beds since January.
The hospital group responded to calls from the INMO for a Hiqa investigation into overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick
A total of 283 patients attended the Limerick ED in the 24 hours to 8am today.
Footage shared online of hospitals that appear “empty” have falsely claimed that hospitals are lying about being under pressure.
University Hospital Limerick and Ennis Hospital are dealing with Covid-19 outbreaks.
Experts say fear of Covid-19 is keeping patients away from hospitals despite the higher risk of cardiac death.
Patients who may have come into contact with one of the confirmed cases of Covid-19 are being contacted directly.
Hospitals in Cork, Waterford, and South Tipperary have all imposed strict visiting restrictions.
Last month, Limerick had over 1,400 patients without beds.
The facility topped national charts for patients on trolleys in September.
The Ombudsman received more than 3,300 complaints about public services last year.
The driver was killed at Castlefergus at around 9.15pm last night.
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said that hospital management “should be responding to the needs of their patients”.
A second man was injured during the altercation, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The assault took place on Saturday evening at 5.30pm on Henry Street, Kilrush, Co Clare.
Peter Stapleton was not given headphones and was forced to listen to his upper leg being cut off with a saw.
Gardaí have thanked the public for their assistance.
The young man was rushed to University Hospital Limerick
It is not known if the breakdown affected the man’s survival chances.
Dr Saqib Ahmed worked as a registrar in oncology from July to November 2012 at University Hospital Limerick.
The INMO said today that the Major Emergency Plan should have been implemented at the hospital today, with 47 people on trolleys in the Emergency Department this morning.
HSE has responded saying that the new unit has not been comissioned for use, but this is being examined “in the context of new staff being employed”.
HIQA also found that there were problems admitting children to adult units.
The plan includes a new city centre campus, facilities at University Hospital Limerick and a team training centre for Munster Rugby.
The Employment Equality Tribunal ordered the HSE to pay almost the maximum in compensation to a woman it failed to suitably accommodate.