An 84-year-old man with special needs was left on a trolley in the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital for four days before being transferred to a bed on a ward this week.
The patient, who has an intellectual disability and a number of serious medical conditions, presented at the emergency department early on Friday morning accompanied by a carer.
He was accommodated on a trolley in a corridor of the department following admission, and remained there for more than 100 hours, until he was transferred to a bed on a day ward in the hospital on Tuesday.
