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931 admitted patients were waiting for a hospital bed yesterday

Last night, Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly described the overcrowding crisis in Irish hospitals as a "perfect storm" of flu, RSV, Covid and the normal pressures facing hospitals His comments come as a record 931 admitted patients were left...

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08.20 4 Jan 2023


931 admitted patients were waiting for a hospital bed yesterday


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Last night, Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly described the overcrowding crisis in Irish hospitals as a "perfect storm" of flu, RSV, Covid and the normal pressures facing hospitals His comments come as a record 931 admitted patients were left waiting for hospital beds across the country yesterday

Ciara spoke to Dr Lisa Cunningham, Consultant in Emergency medicine in Mayo University Hospital, and Colm Burke, Fine Gael spokesperson on Health.


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