THIRTY people were without a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning.
Six people were on trolleys in the Emergency Department at the hospital with a further 24 in overflow areas on the hospital’s wards.
Nationally, almost 400 people are without a bed.
The 30 at LUH was the third highest figure in the country.at University Hospital, Limerick 41 people are without a bed today while 31 people are on trolleys at University Hospital, Galway.
Yesterday, at its peak, there were 46 people without a bed in Letterkenny University Hospital.
Although the national figure for overcrowding has dropped by 200 since Tuesday, the Emergency Department Task Force is meeting to discuss the overcrowding crisis and new initiatives from the Health Service Executive.
