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In a double whammy for Galway’s hospitals today, the Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway is also under great pressure.
The Saolta Group said in a statement to Galway Daily that more than 250 people attended the Emergency Department at UHG on Monday.
“Along with the ongoing bed pressures, this is resulting in long delays for patients who need to be admitted for ongoing treatment.”
“The hospital would like to apologise for the significant delays being experienced by patients who are on trolleys in the Emergency Department and Acute Medical Unit while waiting for a bed to become available on a ward.”
The hospital is asking people to first contact their GP, or the Westdoc GP Out of Hours service in the first instance if their health problem is not urgent.
For minor injuries, the Injury Unit in Roscommon University Hospital is open from 8am to 8pm every day to treat a range of injuries in both adults and children over five years of age.
The Saolta Group had earlier this morning reported lengthy waiting times at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe, with all available beds in use.
There were 28 patients reported waiting on trolleys as a result, an extremely high figure for the Ballinasloe Hospital.
