Sligo TD claims the current Hospital overcrowding is most severe in North West
A Sligo Leitrim TD says it’s time the government looked at more than figures when it comes to establishing which Hospitals are close to breaking point in this country. The latest INMO trolley watch figures has placed Sligo University Hospital as the second most over- crowded in the country…
Minor injuries unit would ease pressure in Sligo University Hospital
This month’s meeting of Sligo County Council has heard calls for the introduction of a minor injuries unit to help ease the strain on the already-struggling health system. The facilities would be located at the primary care centres throughout the county. Only last week, Sligo University Hospital was listed as…
Sligo University Hospital the second most overcrowded hospital in June
According to the latest figures from the INMO, Sligo University Hospital was the second most overcrowded hospital in the country throughout the month of June. The figures show that 822 people were waiting on trolleys in Sligo, second only to University Hospital Limerick, where 1,689 were left waiting for a…
Saolta Hospitals continue to struggle with overcrowding issues
Sligo university Hospital remains the third most overcrowded hospital in the entire country today. There are currently 51 patients on trollies a increase of three on yesterday’s figures. 30 of the patients are currently waiting in the Hospital’s emergency department. Another Hospital in the Saolta Group, Galway University…
Sligo University Hospital second most overcrowded facility in the country
Sligo University Hospital is the second most overcrowded hospital in the country today. According to the latest figures from the INMO, there were 40 people on trolleys in Sligo this morning. There were a further 26 waiting at Letterkenny University Hospital today, bringing the total number of people waiting for…
Local projects to benefit from HSE Capital Plan funding
The Government has announced today an investment of over 1 billon euro in the Country’s health and social care infrastructure. The funding allocated for 2023 will progress and deliver a range of acute and community projects across the country. A significant allocation of funding to deal with infrastructural…
Sligo University Hospital Consultant warns that patients welfare is being placed at risk due to lack of investment
A National Council member of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association and has warned that the growing shortage of essential acute hospital beds and Consultants across the North-West region is leading to longer waiting lists for treatment which is putting people’s welfare at risk. Dr Aine Burke, Consultant Haematologist at Sligo…