Galway Bay FM

16 April 2024

~1 minutes read

85 patients on trolleys at Galway’s public hospitals today

Share story:
85 patients on trolleys at Galway’s public hospitals today

85 patients are on trolleys at Galway’s public hospitals today according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

18 are on trolleys in Ballinasloe’s Portiuncula Hospital, while 67 people are awaiting a bed at University Hospital Galway.

This means UHG is the second most overcrowded hospital in the country.

It comes behind Limerick, where 97 patients are on trolleys

606 people are waiting for beds in hospitals around the country today.

Share story:

Galway software company becomes first to achieve European Cycle Friendly Employer certificate

A Galway software company has become the first to achieve European Cycle Friendly Employer certification. Genesys Cloud Services has been awarded the Gold...

Galway Chamber projects shortlistened in 2024 National Awards

Projects led by Galway Chamber have made the shortlist for the 2024 Chamber Awards. ‘Galway Scaling Internationally’ is nominated in the Best ...

Mairead Farrell claims Government on track to miss affordable housing targets in Galway City and County

Galway West TD Mairéad Farrell has revealed that the Government is on track to miss its affordable housing targets in Galway for 2024. The Sinn Féin TD ...

City Councillor describes water treatment plant situation in Galway as 'farcical'

City Councillor, Noel Larkin, has described the lack of capacity at water treatment plants in Galway as ‘farcical’. He says Uisce Éireann nee...