INMO claim overcrowding is still an issue at Sligo University Hospital
Sligo University Hospital was the joint third most overcrowded hospital in Ireland in the month of May. The number waiting for a bed in Sligo this May was the highest recorded over the last 16 years. The latest figures from the INMO have revealed that there were a…
37 people waiting for a bed at hospitals in North West
There were 37 people were waiting for a bed at hospitals in the North West this morning. There were 29 waiting at Sligo University Hospital while eight were waiting at Letterkenny University Hospital. Nationally, there were 461 admitted patients waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO…
INMO calls on government to declare a overcrowding crisis as 67 across the North West wait for a bed
Today marks the second worst recorded day in the history of the INMO, as trolley figures remain at 760 patients nationwide. As a part of this, 67 people across the North West are waiting on trolleys or chairs today, waiting for bed. Letterkenny University Hospital is the 4th worst effected…
INMO Trolley watch figures have risen again today across the North West
Today’s INMO trolley watch figures show a increase in the number of people waiting on hospital beds in Sligo University Hospital. The number has increased from 20 yesterday to 30 today with 23 people in the emergency department and 7 elsewhere in wards in the hospital. Meanwhile in Letterkenny, there…
Sligo County Council calling on Minister to manage overcrowding on Sligo to Dublin line
A delegation made up of Sligo Councillors have written to the Transport Minister with the hopes of meeting and discussing the ongoing issues of overcrowding on the Sligo/Dublin train line. There have been numerous reports of full carriages over the years, particularly on Fridays and Sundays, with a number of…
Letterkenny worst affected hospital today for overcrowding
Letterkenny is one of the worst affected hospitals in the country when it comes to overcrowding today. There are 26 patients on trolleys there. Limerick also has 26 on trolleys Sligo has 18 patients waiting admission. The figures are from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. The HSE’s figures say…
Forty patients on trolleys at hospitals in the North West
There are 40 people on trolleys today in Sligo and Letterkenny Hospitals today. There are 23 people waiting at Letterkenny University Hospital while there are 17 in Sligo. There are almost 600 patients waiting at hospitals around the country according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Galway and Cork…