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Considerable drop in trolley numbers at Portiuncula Hospital over past 24 hours

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Considerable drop in trolley numbers at Portiuncula Hospital over past 24 hours

Galway Bay fm newsroom - There's been a considerable reduction in the number of patients on trolleys at Portiuncula Hospital over the past 24 hours.

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It's after Saolta was forced to issue a public warning yesterday, as there were 32 patients without a bed.

It's an atypically high figure for the Ballinasloe hospital, which usually has figures in single or low double digits.

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The INMO reports that as of this morning, there are 22 patients waiting on trolleys.

While it's a considerable reduction on yesterday, it remains a very high figure given the size and capacity of Portiuncula compared to UHG.

The Galway city hospital has 37 people waiting on trolleys today

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