THE UNIVERSITY Hospital in Limerick had the highest number of patients waiting on trolleys for admission in the country this Tuesday.
UHL had 47 people on trolleys in the emergency department and in wards on Tuesday morning.
This compares to 38 in the Mater Hospital in Dublin, 27 in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin and none in the Midwestern Hospital in Ennis.
Hospital management have said that they are aware that the ED is not fit for purpose. A new ED is currently under construction and due to open in spring of next year