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13 Mar 2026

LATEST: No patients on trolleys at St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny ahead of weekend

The latest figures are courtesy of a INMO Trolley Watch survey

LATEST: No patients on trolleys at St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny ahead of weekend

St Luke's General Hospital in Kilkenny

There are no patients are waiting for a trolley in the emergency department or on the ward at St Luke's General Hospital in Kilkenny today (Friday), according to the latest NMO Trolley Watch figures.

Nationally, 423 patients are waiting for beds, 273 are waiting in the emergency department, and 150 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

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Today's figures mark a relatively positive end to the week at the local hospital with figures in single digits since Monday.

Over 400 patients were treated on trolleys last month, the highest February figure since 2022 and more than three times last year’s numbers.

Restrictions to combat the spread of norovirus remain in place. Visiting is at the discretion of Ward Managers.

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