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1,800 patients treated without a bed at Kilkenny hospital this year: report

By Kilkenny Now 26th October 2024 0

Some 1,800 patients were treated at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny without a bed so far this year, a new report reveals. The survey by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) found a total of 100,111 patients were left waiting for a bed in emergency departments and other wards in hospital wards across the country […]

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Worst day on record for hospital overcrowding, record numbers treated on trolleys in Kilkenny last year

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2020 0

Today has been the worst-ever day for trolley overcrowding since records began. Figures published today reveal 760 admitted patients were left without beds in Ireland’s hospitals this morning. Locally, 32 patients were treated on trolleys at St Luke’s General Hospital this morning. Fifteen patients are on trolleys at the A&E department, with a further 17 […]

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BREAKING: Overcrowding at St Luke’s at crisis point, 30 patients on trolleys

By Kilkenny Now 25th April 2019 0

OVERCROWDING levels at St Luke’s General Hospital were among the highest in the entire country today. A total of 30 patients were left languishing on trolleys at our local hospital, which left  doctors and nurses struggling to cope with the massive workload. Only University Hospital Limerick (60), University Hospital Galway (37), Tallaght University Hospital (39), […]

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Overcrowding at St Luke’s Hospital among highest in country: INMO figures

By Kilkenny Now 1st March 2019 0

THE number of patients left languishing on trolleys at St Luke’s General Hospital rose to 24 yesterday – one of the highest levels of overcrowding in the country. An increasing number of patients are being left without a bed across the country amid fears of a new influx of flu cases. Nationally, a total of […]