University Hospital Galway is under pressure today with high attendances in the Emergency Department<\/p>\n
The hospital is advising of long wait times in the ED which has been extremely busy over the past few days<\/p>\n
Further high attendances are expected over the bank holiday weekend.<\/p>\n
Due to the pressures on the site and the lack of bed capacity, UHG is postponing some elective procedures.<\/p>\n
Urgent, time sensitive cases are being prioritised and patients are being contacted directly if their procedure is being postponed.<\/p>\n
As of this morning there are 97 patients in the Emergency Department with 31 patients on trolleys awaiting admission to an inpatient bed.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, 305 people attended the A&E and Maria Molloy, Deputy Hospital Manager is asking the public to consider all healthcare options before attending the ED.<\/p>\n
She said they are committed to treating everyone who is seriously injured or ill as a priority but those who do not require urgent care may be waiting longer.<\/p>\n
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