Daniel Gallagher returns home to continue with recovery from US accident
An Ardara man who was critically injured in a road traffic accident in America just six weeks ago has made what is being described as made ‘a miraculous recovery’ and returned to Ireland. Daniel Gallagher was involved in a serious crash in Florida on December 29 last. Following…
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.…
A number of people take to hospital following Buncrana fire
Emergency services were called to the scene of a fire at a building on Main Street, Buncrana shortly after 1am this morning. In a statement to Ocean FM news, Gardai say that all occupants of the building were evacuated safely. A number people were taken to University Hospital…
Health Minister calls for more people to be discharged from Hospitals over the weekend
The Health Minister says hospitals must improve the rate of weekend discharges in Hospitals. Hi comments come over 50 people are currently waiting on beds at Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals. Nationally there are 504 people are waiting for beds in hospitals around the country this morning…
Updated: Staff at Letterkenny University Hospital requested not to ask patients to lie on floor
The Irish Times in a report are claiming that staff at Letterkenny University Hospital have been instructed not to leave patients lying on the floor of its Emergency Department. It’s after a man suffered injuries and was made to lie on the floor of the hospital’s emergency department because…
Covid outbreak causing long delays at Letterkenny University Hospital
Letterkenny University Hospital have issued a statement following a covid outbreak in the facility. The statement was issued via the Saolta Hospital Group. There is currently a covid outbreak in two wards at the hospital, with 15 cases confirmed at the moment. This has led to long delays in the…
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…