Sligo hospital needs cooperation of public as it fights Covid in several wards
Sligo University Hospital is dealing with Covid-19 outbreaks in numerous wards. Visiting restrictions remain in place as staff continue to deal with an outbreak since the beginning of September. People are asked to visit the hospital only in an emergency situation as keeping footfall to a minimum is essential to…
31 patients in Sligo hospital waiting for a bed today
Sligo University Hospital had one of the highest number of patients in the country waiting for a bed today. The figure was 31, with 19 in the emergency department and 12 on wards and other areas. In Letterkenny University Hospital, 16 patients were waiting for a bed. For the country…
Covid: Local hospitals brace for ‘significant increased demand’ for beds
The Saolta University Healthcare Group, of which Sligo and Letterkenny hospitals are part, says COVID-19 infection rates are now at an all-time high across all age groups. In relation to the Covid vaccination programme, it says that in the first instance the vaccine is being offered to hospital staff directly…
Sligo University Hospital short more than 170 staff due to Covid
More than 170 staff at Sligo University Hospital are unavailable to work because of Covid-19. The hospital is now taking all the measures it can as it strives to deal with the challenging situation. On Friday last, there are 172 Sligo University Hospital staff unavailable for work due to COVID-19.…
Sligo hospital staff to get vaccine during coming days
About 550 staff at Sligo University Hospital will receive the Covid-19 vaccine in the coming days. The first supply of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Sligo yesterday. Staff midwife Mary Meade was the first person to get the jab in Sligo yesterday afternoon. Gráinne McCann is Hospital Manager at Sligo…
Funding for consultant posts in Sligo University Hospital
Funding has been approved to fill five new consultant positions at Sligo University Hospital. The funding is for the positions of consultant nephrologist, consultants in acute medicine; in ear, nose and throat surgery, infectious disease and trauma and orthopaedics. The announcement comes on the back of a number of construction…
Sligo hospital Emergency Department fully operational after water leakages repaired
The emergency department in Sligo University Hospital is fully operational again this afternoon following water leakages as a result of yesterday’s heavy rainfall. The Saolta hospital group has told Ocean FM News the hospital had a number of areas affected, one of which was in ED where part of the…