Short-stay ward opens at Letterkenny University Hospital
Letterkenny University Hospital’s long-awaited short stay ward is opening today. But Donegal Fianna Fail Deputy Charlie McConalogue says he is disappointed that only ten beds will be opening — He says the additional nine won’t be in operation until later this year, if funding is available.
55 people waiting for a bed in North West Hospitals
There are 55 people on trolleys waiting for a bed in the two main hospitals in the north west today. 32 of them are in Letterkenny Univeristy Hospital amnd 23 in Sligo University Hospital. It’s an improvement on yesterday, when there were 40 on trolleys in each hospital. University Hospital…
69 people waiting for a bed in North West hospitals
There’s an increase in the number of patients waiting on trolleys for beds in the two main hospitals in the north west today. There’s 43 in Letterkenny University Hospital and 26 in Sligo University Hospital, a total of 69. That compares to a total of 67 yesterday, 36 in Letterkenny…
50 people on hospital trolleys in north west today.
There are more than 50 patients on hospital trolleys in the north west today. Forty of them are in Letterkenny University Hospital and 11 in Sligo University Hospital. There are 28 on trolleys in University Hospital Galway. Overall throughout the country today, there are 465 patients on…
Sligo, Letterkenny hospitals fare well in patient survey
A new patient survey has found that most of those attending Sligo University Hospital reported having a positive experience. 85% of participants in the National Patient Experience Survey said they had a ‘good’ or ‘very good’ overall experience. This compares to 84% nationally. The figure was 86% for Letterkenny University…
37% more people waiting for a hospital bed compared to this time last month
There were 37% more people waiting on trolleys in the first week of October compared to the first week of September in the North West. In Letterkenny University Hospital, 136 people were waiting for a bed so far this week compared to 104 this time last month which is an…
More hospital beds promises Varadkar… but when and where asks Donegal TD?
The Taoiseach says that more beds will be opened at Emergency Departments around the country. Leo Varadkar was responding to a query from Donegal Fianna Fail TD Charlie McConologue on the ongoing trolley crisis that is affecting Letterkenny University Hospital in particular. Deputy McConologue says both staff and patients are…