The number of people waiting on a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning has trebled.
27 people are awaiting a bed at the hospital, up from 9 yesterday.
According to the INMO’s latest Trolley Watch report, 11 people are in the Emergency Department waiting on a bed while 16 patients are waiting on wards elsewhere in the hospital.
Elsewhere in the North West, 17 people are waiting on a bed at Sligo University Hospital, 13 people in the ED and 4 on wards.
Nationally, 240 admitted patients are waiting for beds.
