How the acute hospitals fared on the ninth day of the nurses' dispute:
St James's Hospital, Dublin (700 beds)
The number of patients in the hospital rose from 507 on Tuesday to 548 yesterday.
Eight patients underwent surgery in the single operating theatre in use in the 24-hour period up to 8 a.m. yesterday. The accident and emergency department treated 109 patients. Inquiries: 1800 202 934 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin (627 beds)
All intensive care units operated at full capacity. Twenty-two patients were admitted in the 24 hours to 8 a.m. yesterday, bringing the number to 382. The accident and emergency department treated 124 patients over the same period. Two operating theatres were in use and eight patients underwent surgery. Inquiries: 1800 202 935 (9 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
Cork University Hospital (481 beds)
The hospital had 331 in-patients yesterday, 31 more than the previous day.
The accident and emergency department treated 130 people in the 24-hour period to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. A total of 70 nurses provided cover yesterday, compared with a normal roster of 260. Nine of the hospital's 10 surgical theatres were closed. Inquiries: 1850 742000
University College Hospital, Galway (538 beds)
The hospital had 385 in-patients yesterday. Three wards (100 beds) were closed. The accident and emergency department treated 133 patients in the 24-hour period to yesterday afternoon. Thirty-four emergency patients were admitted in the same period. Inquiries (091) 524222
Mater Hospital, Dublin (483 beds)
Twenty-four patients were admitted in the 24 hours to 8 a.m. yesterday, bringing the number of patients in the hospital to 392, down four from Tuesday. The accident and emergency department treated 10 patients. Eight patients underwent surgery in the sole operating theatre open. Inquiries: (01) 803-2034 or 803-2036 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin (472 beds)
The number of patients increased yesterday to 298 from 282 on Tuesday.
Twenty-six patients were admitted in the 24 hours to 8 a.m. yesterday. The accident and emergency department treated 70 patients and six were operated on in the two operating theatres in use. Inquiries: (01) 209-4991
Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin (464 beds)
Thirty patients were admitted in the 24 hours to 8 a.m. yesterday, but the overall number of patients dropped to 306, down from 313 on Tuesday. The accident and emergency department treated 161 patients. Two operating theatres were in use and five patients underwent surgery. Inquiries: (01) 626-4077
Limerick Regional Hospital (395 beds)
In the past 24 hours, 127 patients were seen in the hospital's accident and emergency department, the highest since the beginning of the dispute. The number of patients at the hospital dropped to 171 yesterday, from 179 on Tuesday. The board repeated its appeal to the public to visit their GPs for non-urgent cases.
Waterford Regional Hospital (393 beds)
The number of in-patients slipped back to 170 yesterday from 231 on Tuesday. Approximately 50 nurses were available out of more than 400.
Only one of the six operating theatres was in use. Inquiries: 1800 300655
Sligo General Hospital (304 beds)
There were 126 in-patients being treated at the hospital yesterday, compared with 135 on the day the dispute started. There were 167 beds available and 41 vacant. Inquiries: (071) 71111.
Letterkenny General Hospital (277 beds)
The hospital had 155 in-patients yesterday, compared with 189 eight days ago when the dispute began. There were 218 beds available, with 63 vacant.
Five emergency operations were carried out on Tuesday night in the hospital's one open operating theatre.
The North Western Health Board said staff were coping, but were under severe pressure. Inquiries: (074) 25888.