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…
Letterkenny University Hospital has most people waiting on beds
There are 27 people currently waiting on a hospital bed in Letterkenny University Hospital this morning. There are 3 waiting in the Emergency Department and 21 on other wards throughout the Hospital. This figure represents the highest in the country. Limerick University Hospital has 17 people waiting on…
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…
Continued pressure on North West Hospitals
Twenty five people are being treated for Covid-19 in the North West’s two main Hospitals today The number of Covid-19 patients in hospital across the Country has dropped by 25 per cent in less than three weeks. The figure now stands at 512 – down 18 from yesterday.…
Letterkenny University Hospital most overcrowded nationally
Letterkenny University Hospital is the most overcrowded hospital in the country today. It’s the 25th consecutive day it’s been the most or second most overcrowded nationally. Letterkenny has been one the worst impacted since the 15th of November according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch figures. 52…
67 people waiting on Hospital beds in the North West
It’s been busy day in the emergency departments at Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals. It’s been confirmed that 67 people are waiting on hospital beds in the North West’s main two hospitals this morning. 47 are waiting at Letterkenny University Hospital. That’s the highest number of patients waiting…
Nurses’ protest planned for Sligo University Hospital has been stood down
A lunchtime protest by nurses over staffing levels and working conditions that was planned for today outside of Sligo University Hospital has been stood down. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation had threatened a public protest to highlight the challenges experienced by members on a day-to-day basis. Concern…