Cath Lab services to cease at Sligo University Hospital today
The Dáil has heard calls for urgent clarity in relation to the long term future of cardiac services at Sligo University Hospital. The mobile Cath Lab service at the facility is to cease from today (Thursday) with patients now having to travel to Galway or Dublin for treatment. …
Two wards hit by Covid outbreak at Sligo University Hospital
Two wards at Sligo University Hospital are currently affected by a Covid-19 outbreak. Management at the hospital has confirmed that 19 patients are currently being treated for Covid at the hospital. Visiting in outbreak wards is limited to compassionate grounds only and must be arranged in advance by…
Fears over future of Cath Lab Services at Sligo University Hospital
A Sligo Councillor has expressed his concern with speculation that the Cath Lab Services at Sligo University Hospital is to cease at the end of the month. Sligo Drumcliff Councillor Thomas Walsh has called for a permanent Cath Lab to be established at Sligo University hospital in the past…
Sligo University Hospital third most overcrowded in Ireland today
Sligo University Hospital is the third most overcrowded facility in Ireland today. Latest figures from the INMO show that there were 40 people waiting for a bed at the hospital this morning. 17 people were waiting at Letterkenny. Nationally, there were 529 people waiting at hospitals across…
Sligo Councillors to contact Health Minister in relation to overcrowding at Sligo University Hospital.
Sligo County Council is to write to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly over concerns regarding overcrowding at Sligo University Hospital. The hospital was the second most overcrowded nationwide with 51 people waiting for a bed at the facility. The issue was raised at the latest sitting of Sligo County…
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…
Concern over ‘slow progress’ on proposed Renal Unit at Sligo University Hospital
Serious concern has been raised over what’s been described as slow progress on the proposed Renal Unit capital project at Sligo University Hospital. A number of locations are currently being reviewed on the hospital campus in terms of suitability for the new service. While an application for the…