Patients presenting at hospital emergency departments across the region today are experiencing delays.
There are 53 patients on trolleys at University Hospital Galway, the second most overcrowded in the country.
22 patients are waiting at Sligo University Hospital, 17 at Portiuncula hospital in Ballinasloe and 15 patients on trolleys at Mayo University Hospital.
Nationally today, 527 patients are waiting on trolleys with the highest figures today at University Hospital Limerick where 54 patients are waiting for admission.
