Covid-19 hospital numbers continue to rise with Letterkenny most impacted nationally
Letterkenny University Hospital has the most people being treated for Covid-19 in the country. 91 people are receiving treatment for the virus in the hospital today; six more than the Mater Hospital which has the second most patients nationally. A further 48 Covid-19 patients are also in Sligo University Hospital.…
Over 100 people being treated for Covid-19 in North West hospitals
There are over 100 people being treated in the North West two main hospitals for Covid-19 today. There are 1,047 people in hospital with Covid across the Country. Case numbers are at their highest since mid-January, with 9,371 new cases confirmed yesterday. 114 people with Covid have been discharged from…
Letterkenny Hospital treating most Covid-19 patients nationally
Letterkenny University Hospital has the most people being treated for Covid-19 in the country. 79 people are receiving treatment for the virus in the hospital today and a further 52 are in Sligo University Hospital, the seventh most impacted nationally. When it comes to hospital overcrowding, 52 people are awaiting…
Sligo Hospital has highest Covid-19 patients nationally
Sligo University Hospital has the highest number of Covid-19 patients being treated in the country today with 59, according to the latest HSE figures. The number has risen steadily over the last number of weeks from 11 Covid patients on the 1st of February. Letterkenny University Hospital also has a…
67 people waiting on hospital beds in north west
There are 67 people waiting on hospital beds at the North West’s two main hospitals this morning. The latest INMO Trolley watch figures are reporting 37 people waiting at Letterkenny university Hospital and 30 at Sligo University Hospital. Only University Limerick and Cork University are reporting a higher…
Over 2,000 patients impacted by lack of Ophthalmic services in Donegal
Concern is being expressed this morning with the scaling back of essential services at Letterkenny University Hospital. Independent TD Thomas Pringle claims over 2,000 eye-care patients in Donegal have been waiting over a year to get necessary treatment due to the lack of ophthalmic services at the Hospital. …
INMO express concern with out of control trolley figures
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is warning that health services being provided to the people of the North West is being severely challenged due under funding and lack of resources at Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals. The INMO is calling for urgent action on what they describe…