Overcrowding continuing at North West’s two main hospitals
Overcrowding in the north west’s two main hospitals is among the worse in the country today. Yesterday, 10 ambulances were queuing to get into Letterkenny University Hospital while staff are looking to nursing homes to take patients. 53 people are waiting for beds in Sligo University Hospital today, while 48…
Harkin raises overcrowding at local Hospitals in Dáil
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has for the second time this month raised the issue of overcrowding at Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals. Independent Deputy, Marian Harkin, says both hospitals are consistently in the top 5 worst affected nationally with Letterkenny being the second most or worst hit for almost a…
INMO call for individual plans to tackle overcrowding in local Hospitals
A former president of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, Donegal native Martina Harkin Kelly, says there are health and safety concerns as record overcrowding continues in Irish hospitals today. Her comments come as the INMO is warning of a major challenges facing Hospitals with the number of peoples…
Healthcare system is creaking under the strain of Covid-19
The HSE says the healthcare system is overheated and under serious pressure. It comes as the Cabinet Sub Committee on Covid-19 will meet this evening to consider what action needs to be taken to tackle the escalating covid-19 cases. According to latest figures 13 patients are being treated…
Increasing number of Covid patients in Sligo, Letterkenny hospitals
There are four and half times more people receiving treatment for Covid-19 in Sligo University Hospital today compared to the start of the month. There were four patients with the virus in Sligo on the 1st of October while today there are 18. 16 further patients are receiving treatment in…
39 patients with Covid in NW’s hospitals
There are 39 patients with Covid-19 in the north west’s two main hospitals today. Latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation also show 53 patients waiting for a bed in the region. Sligo University Hospital has the thrid highest number of Covid-19 patients in the country with 26;…
40 people being treated for Covid in NW hospitals
There are 40 patients with Covid-19 in the north west’s two main hospitals today. Also, latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation also show 48 patients waiting for a bed in the region. There are 26 patients with Covid-19 in Sligo University Hospital — that’s five more than…