Figures show 641 patients are without a bed in Irish hospitals today, with the highest number of these in University Hospital Limerick
Overcrowding means"tragic" events like those seen at University Hospital Limerick are likely to keep on happening, an expert has said.in Irish hospitals today, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation .
"We know that this is causing serious damage to people and we know - tragically - some people are losing their lives."Given the pressures hospital staff and ED departments are working under, they're likely to keep on happening."Prof Staines said Irish hospital occupancy is consistently higher compared to other countries.
"There are minor injury clinics, there are various kinds of 'less emergency' Emergency Departments for people who are sick but not at Emergency Department level.""None of that is in place for most Irish health service users," he said. "The CUH says that the pressure in the Emergency Department is exacerbated by continued impact of the cyberattack on the HSE: that was May 2021.A busy hospital ward with nurses and a trolley, 21-4-16. Image: Mark Thomas / Alamy
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