Letterkenny University Hospital second most overcrowded today
Letterkenny University Hospital has the second highest number of patients in the country waiting for a bed today. Forty-eight patients — made up of 38 in wards and 10 in the emergency department — are waiting in the hospital. Only University College Hospital Galway, with 54, has more patients waiting.…
Filan unhappy with IBAL report highlighting Hospital grounds
The Chairman of the Sligo Towns committee is urging residents of Sligo and those visiting the town to be more aware of the damage that litter causes. Finbarr Filan was reacting to the first post-lockdown survey by ‘Irish Business Against Litter’ which confirmed that Sligo had lost its ‘Clean…
Sligo University Hospital Emergency Department ‘extremely busy’ today
Management at Sligo University Hospital are requesting people to contact their GP or Caredoc services if their health problem is not urgent due to how busy the Emergency Department is today. The large volume of people presenting themselves is also putting pressure on bed availability in the hospital with long…
Letterkenny university hospital experiences worst ever September for overcrowding
Letterkenny University Hospital had their worst ever September for overcrowding. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation are warning that many hospitals are ‘rapidly returning to the bad old days of overcrowding.’ Letterkenny had the third highest figure nationally where 821 patients were waiting for a bed, only behind University Hospital…
Majority of midwifery positions to be filled at Sligo University Hospital
It’s expected 83 of the 99 vacant nurses and midwifery positions at Sligo University Hospital will be filled ‘in the coming months.’ Members of the Regional Health Forum West heard on Tuesday that a local and national recruitment campaign is underway to fill the posts. Sligo Councillor, Donal…
Harkin claims that Covid can’t be blamed for the Health service failings
A Sligo Leitrim TD has described as ‘shocking’ the fact that 18% of the entire population is currently on hospital waiting lists. Deputy Marian Harkin was speaking during a Dáil debate on hospital waiting lists. The Independent TD says that the situation is particularly serious in the North…
Major local issues need to be addressed in Health Service
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says the government needs to address a range of issues in the health service along with any bonus being considered. Sinn Fein TD, Martin Kenny says Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals, for example, do not have the capacity to meet the needs of the population.…