Cork University Hospital
A black escalation, according to HSE guidelines, means the emergency department (ED) and other parts of the hospital are in a “critical position and clinically unsafe”.
Seventy patients were awaiting a hospital bed in CUH today, as the hospital experienced high levels of overcrowding.
CUH has catered for 50 or more patients who were awaiting beds for the past three consecutive days.
“Patients are enduring extreme delays which is distressing,” said Dr Conor Deasy, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at CUH.
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