Eight patients on trolleys today in Naas Hospital

A total of eight patients were admitted to Naas Hospital today without a bed being immediately available.

This means it was one of the least overcrowded hospitals in the eastern region. The most overcrowded was St James's Hospital where 29 people were on trolleys.

There were no patients on trolleys at Tullamore Hospital while the figure for Portlaoise Hospital was 10.

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