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The emergency department at Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar.
The last 48 hours have seen another rise in those waiting to receive beds in Mayo University Hospital.
The figures today (Wednesday, May 28), released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, have revealed that the number of patients has risen by five.
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There is a small bit of positivity to be gained from the latest batch of INMO statistics. 17 people are waiting in wards outside of the Emergency Department to be seen, a reduction of two from two days ago.
However, the number of people waiting for hospital beds within the Emergency Department has risen dramatically. On Monday, May 26, the figure stood at six. Now, the number of people is 13.
On Monday, The Mayo News reported that the Castlebar facility had jumped from joint-seventh place to fifth in the total number of patients waiting for beds.
Today, MUH trails only University Hospital Galway and University Hospital Limerick.
The figure of 30 represents over 6.8 percent of the national total of 441 patients waiting for beds.
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