64 people waiting on hospital beds in North West
Letterkenny University Hospital has the third-highest number of patients in the country waiting on hospital beds this morning. There are currently 46 people waiting at the Donegal hospital for a bed with 9 in the emergency department with 37 on other wards. 18 people are waiting on a…
Letterkenny University Hospital dealing with high number of Covid and trolley patients
There has been a noticeable drop in the number of Covid-19 patients and those waiting on trolleys in Sligo University Hospital in recent days. There are now 9 people receiving treatment for the virus, down from when it was the highest in the country a month ago with 21. There…
Letterkenny University Hospital has third highest Covid patients for second day
Letterkenny University Hospital has the third highest number of Covid-19 patients in the country for a second day in a row. 22 people are in the hospital with the virus, which is a drop of 1 compared to yesterdays figure. While 13 are in Sligo university Hospital, up from 9…
Aims to hire 14 new nurses for Sligo University Hospital Emergency Department
The government hope to hire 14 new nurses for Sligo Univeristy Hospital’s Emergency Department in the next two months. Staff concerns about overcrowding and working conditions in the hospital were raised by Sligo/Leitrim Sinn Fein TD, Martin Kenny in the Dail yesterday evening with Minister of State, Frank Feighan. Deputy…
29 Covid-19 patients in north west hospitals
The number of Covid patients in Irish hospitals has dropped below 300 for the first time in three weeks. It’s fallen to 292 from 309 yesterday. There’s been a 12% drop in those in hospital with Covid-19 since last Wednesday. Latest figures show there are 60 patients with the virus…
77 waiting for a bed and 32 Covid-19 patients in north west hospitals
The north west is among the worst hit when it comes to those waiting for a bed in Irish hospitals today according to the latest Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Trolley Watch. A total of 464 patients are waiting on trolleys or chairs around the country today which is the…
35 Covid patients in Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospital
Sligo University hospital has the third highest number of patients with Covid-19 in irish hospitals today. Latest figures from the HSE show 22 people with the virus are in the hospital with a further 14 in Letterkenny University Hospital. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Trolley Watch show 57 patients…