Galway Bay fm newsroom - Almost 5,000 bed days have been lost at University Hospital Galway so far this year, due to delayed discharges.
Bed days are lost when a patient is ready to leave inpatient care but is still occupying a HSE funded bed.
The matter was raised by Councillor John Connolly at yesterday's Health Forum West.
Councillor Connolly explains the impact it's having on the hospital:
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