Hospital overcrowding: 470 patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals
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The INMO said 334 patients were waiting in emergency departments, while 136 were in wards elsewhere in hospitals.
The INMO said 334 patients were waiting in emergency departments, while 136 were in wards elsewhere in hospitals.