Letterkenny University Hospital most overcrowded nationally
Letterkenny University Hospital is the most overcrowded hospital in the country today. It’s the 25th consecutive day it’s been the most or second most overcrowded nationally. Letterkenny has been one the worst impacted since the 15th of November according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch figures. 52…
25 Covid-19 patients and 85 waiting for a bed in the north west
There are 25 Covid-19 patients and 85 people waiting for a bed in Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals today. 16 patients are receiving treatment in Letterkenny with two in ICU and there are nine in Sligo with none in ICU. In total, 544 people are in Irish Hospitals with the…
15 Covid-19 patients in north west hospitals
The number of Covid-19 patients receiving treatment in Letterkenny university Hospital has more than halved compared to yesterday. Nine people are currently in the hospital with the virus compared to 19 yesterday. Two of these are in the ICU. Six people are in Sligo University Hospital none of whom are…
Letterkenny University Hospital one of the most overcrowded for almost a month
Letterkenny University Hospital has been the most or the second most overcrowded hospital in the country for nearly a month. Today the hospital is once again experiencing high volumes of patients waiting for a bed according to the latest Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch figures. 59 people are…
27 Covid patients and 95 people waiting on trolleys in Sligo and Donegal
There are almost 100 people being forced to wait for a bed in the north west’s two main hospitals today. Latest HSE figures show 27 people are also receiving treatment for Covid-19. The latest Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch figures find Letterkenny University Hospital is the second most…
Local TD blasts handling of staff and overcrowding at Sligo University Hospital
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says overcrowding and lack of staff at Sligo University Hospital should never have been allowed to get to the situation it is currently in. Independent Deputy, Marian Harkin raised her concerns in the Dáil this week. An emergency meeting of the Workplace Relations Commission prevented…
67 people waiting on Hospital beds in the North West
It’s been busy day in the emergency departments at Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals. It’s been confirmed that 67 people are waiting on hospital beds in the North West’s main two hospitals this morning. 47 are waiting at Letterkenny University Hospital. That’s the highest number of patients waiting…