UHG extremely busy with COVID-19 outbreaks and long wait times in A&E - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune

UHG extremely busy with COVID-19 outbreaks and long wait times in A&E - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM University Hospital Galway is extremely busy with COVID-19 outbreaks on two wards and long wait times in the Emergency Department. Over the weekend 420 people attended A&E and according to INMO figures 49 people are waiting on a bed today. All available beds in the hospital are in use and patients are facing long waiting times to be admitted from the Emergency Department to a bed on a ward. Every effo…

Pressure on UHG after busy weekend and COVID outbreaks - Galway Daily

UHG is experiencing extreme pressure on beds today after more than 400 people attended the emergency department last weekend, and with multiple COVID outbreaks. On Saturday & Sunday, 420 people attended the Emergency Department (ED) at University Hospital Galway. As of this morning, there are currently 29 patients in the Emergency Department and a total of 39 patients on trolleys in the ED and at the Ward level. The hospital has also said that i…