Sligo Hospital second most overcrowded today
Sligo University Hospital is the second most overcrowded in the country today, according to the Irish nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch. 48 people are awaiting a bed and a further 42 are waiting in Letterkenny University Hospital. 95 people are on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick, the most impacted…
Latest 14 day incidence rate of Covid-19 for the region
The latest 14 Day Incidence Rate of Covid-19 shows the figure is 419 in the South Donegal local electoral The statistics are accurate between between the 5th and 18th of April. Manorhamilton has a figure of 591 infections per 100,00 population. The rate in Sligo/Strandhill is 734, it’s 617 in…
Noticeable drop in Letterkenny Hospital waiting figures; Sligo remains high
There has been a significant reduction in the number of people waiting for a bed in Letterkenny University Hospital in recent weeks with one person waiting as of this morning. In contrast to this according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch Figures, Sligo University Hospital is the…
46 awaiting hospital bed and 40 Covid-19 patients in North West
Sligo University Hospital is the fourth most impacted today when it comes to hospital overcrowding. 30 patients are waiting for beds, down from 37 yesterday, while there are 9 waiting in Letterkenny University Hospital. 126 people are on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick which is a new record for overcrowding.…
Health official says public’s behaviour over Easter will determine if there will be further Covid-19 wave
The behaviour of the public over the Easter Bank Holiday will be crucial in preventing a spike of covid-19 cases similar to the one that was experienced after the St Patrick’s Day celebrations. That’s according to the director of public health for the HSE north-west. Dr Anthony Breslin…
94 Covid-19 patients and 60 waiting for hospital bed in the North West
94 Covid-19 patients are being treated in the north west’s two main hospitals today. 48 people are in Letterkenny University Hospital and 46 in Sligo University Hospital; there is also one patient in the ICU in both hospitals. 1,182 people are in an Irish hospital with the virus today, 58…
Sligo Covid-19 Vaccination Centre moving to Nazareth House
The Covid-19 vaccination centre in Sligo is moving from the Racecourse location to a temporary vaccination centre in Nazareth House, HSE, Church Hill, Sligo this week. The first vaccine clinic will take place in the new centre will be administered a week from today on Good Friday, (April 15th).…