Hospital management says there's ongoing pressure on bed availability.
Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe is warning people of extremely busy conditions today.
Hospital management has released the following statement:
The Emergency Department at Portiuncula University Hospital is extremely busy with higher than average numbers of people attending.
There is ongoing pressure on bed availability in the hospital and we regret that many patients are currently experiencing long waiting times to be admitted from the ED to an acute bed in the hospital.
We ask people to contact their GP or the Westdoc Out Of Hours Service/Midoc Out of Hours Service in the first instance if their health problem is not urgent.
We would also like to remind patients that the Injury Unit in Roscommon University Hospital is open from 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to treat a range of injuries in both adults and children over five years of age.
We are committed to treating everyone who presents at our ED but we do so strictly in order of medical priority and apologise for the long wait times.
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