16 on trolleys at MRH Mullingar this morning

There were 16 people being treated on trolleys at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar this morning, according to the INMO's daily Trolley Watch survey.

All 16 patients were being treated in the hospital's Emergency Department (ED).

Nationally, the INMO reported that there were 264 people being treated on trolleys this morning, 225 in EDs and 39 on trolleys in wards. The hospital with the highest number of patients on trolleys was University Hospital Limerick (54), followed by Cork University Hospital (29). There were no patients being treated on trolleys at MRH Tullamore this morning.