UHG under pressure due to significant overcrowding

Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Full capacity protocol has been implemented at the emergency department at University Hospital Galway today.
In a statement, hospital management says the A&E unit is ‘extremely busy.’
Significant numbers of patients are currently awaiting admission to the hospital.
Latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show 30 patients are waiting on trolleys at UHG, while 13 more at awaiting admission on wards.
Management says efforts are continuing to identify patients who are appropriate for discharge.
The public is being advised to attend the emergency department only in the case of real emergencies.
Patients are advised to contact their GP or GP Out-of-Hours service in the first instance.