There are 26 patients on trolleys in Letterkenny University Hospital this morning.
Nine patients are in the emergency department, while 17 are on wards elsewhere throughout the hospital.
Nationally, 704 patients have been admitted to hospital without a bed this morning according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolley Watch.
552 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 152 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.
INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said:
“We are seeing yet another predictable post-bank holiday surge in hospital overcrowding.
“Of the five bank holidays we have had so far this year, we have seen out of control numbers of patients on trolleys in the days following.
“This level of overcrowding must not be allowed to continue further into the year. Senior decision makers in both the HSE and Government must come together now to develop a year-round plan to tackle this crisis.”
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