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More than 6,000 bed days were lost at Galway’s public hospitals in the first nine months of this year because patients who were fit to be discharged were still occupying HSE beds.

Following a review of visiting times at Portiuncula University Hospital, visitors will be able to access the hospitals from 2pm-4pm and 6pm-8pm, Hospital Managaer, James Keane, has confirmed.

Pressure continues to mount on local public hospital services due to the rising Covid-19 case numbers and outbreaks of the infection in a number of wards.

University Hospital Galway is advising that visiting restrictions remain in place due to influenza and COVID-19 outbreaks on site.

The HSE has selected a contractor to construct the new 50 bed ward block at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe, the Athlone Advertiser has learned.

Patients attending University Hospital Galway's emergency department (ED) who are waiting to be admitted to a bed on a ward, continue to experience long delays again this week due to pressure on bed capacity.

Three quarters (73 per cent) of Irish adults have missed dining in restaurants, pubs, and cafes as a result of Covid-19, according to Bord Bia’s 2021 Irish Foodservice Market Insights Report.

Following new national guidance on visiting, visitors to Portiuncula hospital will be asked to produce their EU Digital Covid Certificate or HSE Covid-19 Vaccination Record or other proof of immunity at the entrance.

Free antigen testing and faster distribution of booster shots, as well as ventilation measures in schools and workplace, are urgently needed to bring the fourth wave of Covid-19 under control.

Work will begin next year on a new 50-bed block at Portiuncula University Hospital in Ballinasloe. The contract for the project will be awarded in early 2022, Deputy Denis Naughten confirmed this week.