Fifty admitted patients waiting for beds at Letterkenny University Hospital
Every morning at 8am, INMO members count how many patients are waiting in the Emergency Department for a bed and how many are waiting in wards elsewhere in the hospital
Fifty admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning at Letterkenny University Hospital, according to today’s Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolley Watch.
Twenty of that total are on trolleys, with a further 30 people in wards. Nationally, 486 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 100 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.
Every morning at 8am, INMO members count how many patients are waiting in the Emergency Department for a bed and how many are waiting in wards elsewhere in the hospital.
The INMO Trolley Watch counts the number of patients who have been admitted to acute hospitals, but who are waiting for a free bed. These patients are often being treated on trolleys in corridors, but they may also be on chairs, in waiting rooms, or simply wherever there’s space.