Woman, 90, on hospital trolley for seven hours

Son reveals his mother’s ordeal at Portiuncula Hospital to highlight healthcare crisis, need for action

A 90-year-old woman spent seven hours on a hospital trolley in Galway.

She was left on a trolley in the emergency department (ED) at Portiuncula Hospital, in Ballinasloe, following an X-ray for a minor fracture, according to her son. This was at Christmas.