Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said there were particular problems within the Emergency Unit at the University Hospital of Wales.
Wales' biggest hospital has issued its highest level of alert after a "significant and sustained adverse demand" on services.
The hospital said the black alert was triggered as a result of winter operational pressures and with limited bed availability."Each of Wales' health boards has five levels of escalation which determine how pressured its services are. A 'Business Continuity Incident' is the highest level 5 and is also known as a black alert.
It added that it was continuing to "work collaboratively with colleagues from the Local Authorities to support the onward discharge of medically fit patients at home."During a black alert, the health board diverts staff from non-acute areas of healthcare and enlists the help of more agency staff.
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