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THERE were 30 patients waiting on trolleys at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Kerry this morning.
It’s the highest number this week and almost double Tuesday’s figure of 16.
Nationwide there are 438 admitted patients waiting for beds this morning in the country’s hospitals, according to today’s Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Trolley Watch.
The UHK number includes two patients under the age of 16. Meanwhile, data from the HSE showed there was just one general bed vacant at the hospital up to 8pm on Wednesday evening, with no ICU beds available.
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