Galway Bay FM 29 April 2021 29th April 2021 University Hospital Galway is extremely busy today with a significant number of patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED), many of whom remain in the ED awaiting a bed. There is ongoing pressure on bed availability in the hospital and we regret that patients are currently experiencing long waiting times to be admitted from the ED to an acute bed in the hospital. We would like to remind the public that we encourage them to attend the Emergency Department only in the case of real emergencies. If your health problem is not an emergency you should contact your GP during normal surgery hours or the Westdoc GP Out of Hours service, in the first instance.