Nearly 6,700 patients spent time on trolleys at UHG and Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe during 2016.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation today published its full year analysis of Trolley Watch figures, which shows that last year, 5,807 patients were left on trolleys at UHG and a further 892 at Portiuncula.
Both UHG and Portiuncula are facing severe overcrowding this afternoon.
There are currently 40 patients on trolleys or in over-capacity wards at UHG, while a further 18 are on trolleys at Portiuncula.
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