University Hospital Waterford has recorded its worst ever June for overcrowding.
It had the fifth highest number of patients forced to wait on trolleys in the country.
The figures released by the INMO show a national increase of 7% in the numbers of admitted patients forced to wait without hospital beds in June this year
The worst day was the 25th of June when 482 patients were on trolleys, the highest total for any day in June since records began, and 49% higher than the same day last year.
In Waterford, the university hospital was the fifth worst with 495 patients watiing last month - a big jump from the 347 the year before.
Other badly affectred hospitals were Cork University Hospital, South Tipperary General Hospital, Sligo University Hospital, and Tallaght University Hospital all recorded their worst-ever June for overcrowding.
The INMO say there’s no longer a summer respite when it comes to overcrowding. Summer 2019 is as bad as winter was five years ago. Understaffing is driving year-round unsafe conditions.
