The public is being warned once again to expect delays if attending the Emergency Department at Mullingar Regional Hospital.
Hospital management has issued a warning that its ED is busy this morning and the hospital is in escalation.
The teams are working to manage the current Adult In-Patient Capacity together with Scheduled Care and patients are being asked to consider their options before attending the Emergency Departments.
According to the INMO, 12 patients are waiting on trolleys or chairs in Mullingar's ED today, 29 at Sligo University hospital and 48 in Galway University Hospital.