Opening of Ballyshannon Community Hospital hits stumbling block
Ongoing negotiation between the HSE and the INMO over the new 80-bed community hospital in Ballyshannon has hit another stumbling block. It is believed a vote took place on Thursday regarding what the INMO feel are unsafe planned staffing levels. Nurses have previously said they want to ensure…
69 on trolleys across the North West today
69 people are waiting for beds in the North West’s two hospitals today. The latest figures from the INMO show that there were 35 people awaiting admission at Sligo University Hospital, with 34 also waiting in Letterkenny. Meanwhile, 612 patients are waiting for beds around the country’s hospitals this morning.…
Sligo University Hospital the third-busiest hospital in Ireland today
Sligo University Hospital is the third most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today. 32 people are on trolleys there today. In total, 450 people are waiting for beds in hospitals around the country today. Figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show 327 are in emergency departments, while 123 are…
Letterkenny is the second most over-crowded Hospital in the Country
111 people are waiting for beds in hospitals around the country today. 17 of them at waiting at Letterkenny and Sligo University Hospitals. There are currently 12 people waiting on beds at Letterkenny the second highest total in the Country only behind Limerick University Hospital where there are…
Number of patients on trolleys increase in the North West
There has been a sharp increase in the number of patients waiting on Hospital beds locally today. The combined total for Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals stands at 73 an increase of 15 on yesterday’s figure. Today, the INMO Trolley watch report states here are 46 people waiting…
Sligo University Hospital among most over crowded in country today
Sligo University Hospital is among the three most over-crowded hospitals in the country today. The latest INMO trolley watch figures are reporting that there are 36 people waiting on a bed in Sligo with 18 in the emergency department. The Number at Letterkenny University Hospital stands at 22…
Over 11,000 waiting on trolleys in the North West so far this year
Over 11,000 people have been on trolleys in the North West’s two main hospitals so far this year. In 2023, 6,681 people have been left on trolleys in Sligo University Hospital, and 4,571 in Letterkenny University Hospital, according to the INMO. Those numbers mean that Sligo University Hospital has been…