Overcrowding at University Hospital Waterford is just under a fifth of what it was pre-pandemic, despite the pressures of Covid at the moment.
That's according to the latest monthly figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
It seems UHW is bucking the trend when it comes to the numbers of patients on trolleys in wards and Emergency Departments.
According to the INMO, last month was the worst March for overcrowding since their records began in 2006.
There were 11,000 patients waiting on trolleys nationally during the month, with Limerick the most overcrowded at 1,671 patients.
But in UHW, 89 people were recorded as being without a bed, despite a surge in Covid there in recent days. There were 66 patients with the virus in UHW on Wednesday night.
The trolley figure for the month though, is less than 20% of the figure for the same time in 2019, when there were 476 patients on trolleys there.
During March of last year there was nobody recorded on a trolley in Waterford.
However, the INMO says that nationally, the numbers are 'out of control' and 'chaotic' and Covid is having a massive impact.
It's calling on clear and coherent advice from Government and public health officials.
