UHG is the third most overcrowded hospital in Ireland again today, with almost 60 patients on trolleys this morning.
There are 46 patients on trolleys in the emergency department at University Hospital Galway today, and another 10 without a bed in the wards.
These numbers are exceeded today only by University Hospital Limerick (90) and Cork University Hospital (74).
Figures from the INMO Trolley/Ward Watch show that Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe is faring better today, with just two patients on trolleys.
Nationwide, there are a total of 670 patients who have been admitted to Ireland’s acute public hospitals today for whom no bed is available.
The INMO has said that extraordinary action is needed now to avoid a repeat of record-breaking trolley numbers seen last winter.
The union has called for the acceleration of the use of private hospital, cancellation of all non-urgent elective activity, and heightened infection control measures at all hospitals.
