UHG is the second most overcrowded hospital again today – 50 patients on trolleys

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Galway Daily news

University Hospital Galway is the second most overcrowded in the country again today, with 50 people waiting on trolleys.

This is the second day in a row this week where UHG has had the second worst trolley figures in Ireland, and the hospital is even more overcrowded than on Monday.

There are 39 people on trolleys in the UHG emergency departments, and another 11 patients without a bed in the wards.

However, things are much better at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe, where there were no patients waiting for a bed this morning.

Figures from the INMO Trolley/Ward Watch show a total of 412 patients on trolleys in Ireland’s public hospitals.

University Hospital Limerick is the worst affected, with 87 patients admitted waiting for a bed, followed by UHG (50), and Cork UH (31).