311 patients in first week of November waiting for hospital bed in the region
The first week of November was the worst week since the beginning of the pandemic for hospital overcrowding. A total of 311 patients were forced to wait for a bed in Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals over the week. 66 were waiting in Sligo while Letterkenny remains as one of…
77 waiting for a bed and 32 Covid-19 patients in north west hospitals
The north west is among the worst hit when it comes to those waiting for a bed in Irish hospitals today according to the latest Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Trolley Watch. A total of 464 patients are waiting on trolleys or chairs around the country today which is the…
35 Covid patients in Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospital
Sligo University hospital has the third highest number of patients with Covid-19 in irish hospitals today. Latest figures from the HSE show 22 people with the virus are in the hospital with a further 14 in Letterkenny University Hospital. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Trolley Watch show 57 patients…
Worst day for hospital overcrowding since pandemic began
The Irish nurses and Midwives Organisation says today is the worst since the pandemic began for hospital overcrowding. 56 patients are waiting on trolleys or chairs in Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals today. 29 are Sligo; 22 in the emergency department and 7 elsewhere in the hospital. A further 27…
76 people waiting for beds in north west hospitals
The north west region is the worst hit in the country when it comes to people waiting for a bed in Irish hospitals today according to the latest Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisations Trolley Watch Figures. 76 people in total are waiting across Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals meaning almost…
Minister Donnelly’s visit to ITSligo Vaccination Centre labelled a ‘PR stunt’
A local Councillor has slammed Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly’s visit to the ITSligo Vaccination Centre labeling it as a ‘PR Stunt’. Minister Donnelly visited the vaccination centre yesterday and Fine Gael Councillor, Thomas Walsh says the visit was ‘inexcusable’ given the record number of people waiting for a bed…
Sligo University Hospital second most overcrowded nationally today
There are 26 patients waiting for a bed in Sligo University Hospital today making it the 2nd most overcrowded in the country. 17 are waiting in the Emergency Department and a further 9 elsewhere in the hospital according to the latest Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch figures. The…