Over 60 people on trolleys in Galway hospitals today

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Galway Daily news 67 people on trolleys at UHG

There are more than 60 people on trolleys in Galway hospitals today, with UHG once again being the second most overcrowded in the country.

There are 46 patients at University Hospital Galway without a bed today according to INMO figures.

Of these, there are 36 people waiting on trolleys in the Emergency Department, and another 10 without a bed in the wards.

Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe is also having a bad day, with 18 people waiting for a bed there.

At Portiuncula, 12 of these patients are waiting for a bed in the emergency department, and six in the wards.

Nationwide there are 413 people on trolleys in public hospital today, with the worst overcrowding at UH Limerick, where there are 81 patients without a bed.