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24 October 2023

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University Hospital Galway country’s third most overcrowded today

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University Hospital Galway country’s third most overcrowded today

University Hospital Galway is the country’s third most overcrowded today

44 patients are waiting on trolleys according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

University Hospital Limerick is the most overcrowded, with 108 patient waiting for a bed

That’s followed by 45 patients at Cork University Hospital

Nationwide, 559 patients are waiting on trolleys at the country’s hospitals this afternoon

Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe has 8 patients waiting for a bed

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