Health officials expect Emergency Departments to be under serious pressure over the Easter Weekend
Health officials in the north west are warning that Emergency Departments will continue to be extremely busy over the Easter bank Holiday Weekend with a high numbers of patients attending that will require admission. Health Services in the North West are asking the public to cooperate with doctors and…
Almost 90 waiting on trolleys at North West hospitals
Letterkenny University Hospital was the 4th most over-crowded hospital in the country when it comes to patients waiting on trolleys this morning. 47 patients were waiting on trolleys at the Donegal facility. There are an additional 40 people waiting on beds at Sligo University Hospital. Throughout the country there were…
Trolley number remains high at Letterkenny University Hospital
Letterkenny University Hospital was the joint 3rd most over-crowded hospital in the country when it comes to patients waiting on trollies this morning. 41 patients were waiting on trollies at the Donegal Facility. There are an additional 24 people waiting on beds at Sligo University Hospital. Throughout the country there…
Over 40 people waiting on beds at Letterkenny University Hospital
Letterkenny University Hospital is the 5th most over-crowded hospital in the country when it comes to patients waiting on trollies. There are 41 people waiting on trollies in the Donegal facility. There are an additional 34 people waiting on beds at Sligo University Hospital. The number of…
Almost 100 awaiting admission at two North West hospitals
There were 98 people awaiting admission to the two main North West hospitals this morning according to the INMO. Letterkenny was the third most overcrowded facility in the country today with 53 people waiting while a further 45 people were waiting at Sligo University Hospital. University Hospital Limerick continues to…
87 awaiting admission at two North West hospitals
There were 87 people awaiting admission to the two main North West hospitals this morning according to the INMO. 43 people were waiting at Sligo University Hospital while a further 44 were waiting at Letterkenny. University Hospital Limerick continues to be the most overcrowded with 90 people waiting there. Nationally,…
Pressure mounting on hospitals ahead of St Patrick’s weekend
The HSE is warning of long waiting times for people who attend emergency departments this weekend. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Association yesterday said overcrowding at hospitals around the country is currently “out of control.” The HSE have said that yesterday morning the number of people on…