Calls for day care services to be restored in our Lady’s Hospital
A Leitrim Councilor says he is baffled as why the day care services have not been restored in our Lady’s Hospital in Manorhamilton. Cllr Sean McDermott says with Covid restrictions having been eased across the board there should be more urgency when it comes to HSE restoring the services…
87 waiting for a bed and 29 Covid-19 patients in the north west
There are 87 people waiting for admission to the north west’s two main hospitals today and 29 people are receiving treatment for Covid-19. 57 are waiting on trolleys or chairs in Letterkenny University Hospital making it the second most overcrowded once again. A further 30 people are waiting in Sligo…
70 Covid-19 patients and 49 waiting for a bed in north west hospitals
There are 70 Covid-19 patients being treated in the north west’s two main hospitals today according to the latest HSE figures. While the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch shows 59 people being are waiting for a bed across Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals. 49 people are being treated…
Letterkenny university Hospital has most Covid-19 patients nationally
Letterkenny University Hospital remains the worst impacted when it comes to Covid-19 patients for the fourth day in a row. Latest HSE figures show 71 patients are receiving treatment for the virus, two of whom are in the ICU. There are also 35 people waiting on a bed in the…
27 Covid patients and 95 people waiting on trolleys in Sligo and Donegal
There are almost 100 people being forced to wait for a bed in the north west’s two main hospitals today. Latest HSE figures show 27 people are also receiving treatment for Covid-19. The latest Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch figures find Letterkenny University Hospital is the second most…
Self referral slots full due to high demand at Sligo Covid-19 test centre
The HSE has confirmed that self referral slots are full today at the Sligo Covid-19 test centre. Appointments are available in Donegal. They say due to high demand, the tests cannot be offered in both Sligo and Monaghan. The priority is to make sure GP’s can refer patients for a…
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…