The Emergency Department at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe is under severe pressure today with a number of people waiting for a hospital bed. 18 people are on trolleys and 13 patients are waiting elsewhere in the hospital for a bed today. Elsewhere in the region, Sligo University Hospital is also dealing with high numbers with 34 patients waiting for a bed, according to the INMO.
University Hospital Galway has 54 people waiting for a bed while The Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar is reporting that 2 patients are waiting for a bed. Nationally, University Hospital Limerick has the highest amount of people on trolleys today with 120.
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