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06 Sept 2025
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Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar has set a record for the number of people on trolleys in 2025 (Pic: The Mayo News)
MAYO University has recorded its highest number of patients on trolleys so far this year, with 38 people now currently waiting on trolleys.
Seventeen of these patients are on trolleys in wards while the remaining 21 are in the emergency department, according to figures released by the Irish Nurse and Midwives Organisation (INMO).
This surpasses the previous record of 27, which was set on January 14 of this year. The INMO did not compile any figures for January 1 or any Saturday or Sunday.
There are a total of 613 people on trolleys nationwide today (Monday, January 20).
Other hospitals in the Saolta group such as Sligo University Hospital (32) and University Hospital Galway (62) are also treating a high number of people on trolleys.
MUH currently has the fourth-highest number of patients on trolleys, behind only University Hospital Limerick (107), Cork University Hospital (71) and University Hospital Galway.
The Castlebar hospital has had an above-average rate of attendance since late December due to a high incidence of flu and other respiratory illnesses.
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