More than 60 patients on trolleys at UHG this morning

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Galway Daily news UHG is the second most overcrowded hospital in Ireland again this week

University Hospital Galway is the third most overcrowded in the country today, with more than 60 patients on trolleys.

There are 38 patients admitted to the emergency department at UHG on trolleys this morning.

Another 24 patients of the hospital are in the wards with no beds available for them INMO data shows.

At Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe, there are a further six patients with no beds for them today.

One person is on a trolley in the emergency department at Portiuncula, and another five are in the hospital wards.

Nationwide there are a total of 574 patients in Irish hospitals on trolleys today according to INMO Trolley/Ward Watch figures.

The worst affected hospitals today are University Hospital Limerick (99), Cork University Hospital (72), and University Hospital Galway (62).