81-year old woman waited 15 hours on a trolley in Sligo
An 81-year-old woman had to wait for 15 hours on a trolley at the Emergency Department at Sligo University Hospital this week. There has been 61 patients waiting on trolleys this week at the hospital according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Tuesday was the busiest day at the…
26 people on trolleys at North West hospitals
There are 26 people on trolleys at hospitals in the North West today. 16 people are waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital while ten people are waiting at Sligo University Hospital. There are almost 500 people on trolleys at hospitals around the country today with Limerick and Cork…
Twenty three on trolleys today
There are 23 people on hospital trolleys in the North West today. That’s made up of 15 in Letterkenny University Hospital and 8 in Sligo University Hospital Twelve of those in Letterkenny are on wards while in Sligo, seven are in corridors and overflow areas. Overall today, there are more…
35 people on trolleys at Letterkenny Hospital
The numbers waiting on trolleys in Letterkenny University Hospital remain very high today with 35 people waiting for admission. The numbers waiting are the third highest in the country according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Trolley Watch report. The full capacity protocol has been in place at the hospital…
Nursing homes & cross border deals can help alleviate trolley crisis in North West
As the overcrowding problem continues in hospitals throughout the country, there are 18 beds available in seven nursing homes in County Donegal that could be used to ease the crisis. That’s according to a survey carried out two days ago by Nursing Homes Ireland, the umbrella body for the country’s…
56 people waiting for hospital beds in North West
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says record numbers are on trolleys at hospitals across the country today. Fifty-six people are on trolleys in the North West alone with 33 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital and 23 people waiting at Sligo University Hospital. The INMO says…