29 on trolleys at MRH Mullingar this morning

There are 29 people being treated on trolleys at the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar this morning, according to the INMO's daily Trolley Watch survey.

All 29 patients are being treated in the hospital's Emergency Department (ED).

Nationally, the INMO reported that there are 266 people being treated on trolleys this morning, 212 in EDs and 54 on trolleys in wards. The hospital with the highest number of patients on trolleys is University Hospital Limerick (68), followed by Cork University Hospital (33). There are three patients being treated on trolleys at MRH Tullamore.