Local hospitals under pressure with number of patients on trolleys

The Emergency Department at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe is under pressure today with a number of people waiting for a hospital bed.
9 people are on trolleys and 6 patients are waiting elsewhere in the hospital for a bed today.
Elsewhere in the region, Sligo University Hospital is also dealing with high numbers with 34 patients waiting for a bed, according to the INMO.

University Hospital Galway has 48 people waiting for a bed while The Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar is reporting that 4 patients are waiting for a bed.
Nationally, University Hospital Limerick has the highest amount of people on trolleys today with 115.