North West hospitals among the top three most overcrowded in the country today
The two main hospitals in the North West are among the top three most overcrowded facilities in Ireland today. According to the latest figures from the INMO, there were 32 people waiting on trolleys in Sligo University Hospital this morning, as it remains the second most overcrowded hospital in the…
Sligo University Hospital issue statement on overcrowding
Sligo University Hospital have issued a statement encouraging people to consider other options for non-emergency care. It comes as the emergency department has been extremely overcrowded in the last couple of days. Sligo’s ED was the second most overcrowded in Ireland today for the third day running, with 42 people…
Woman remains in serious condition following Grange collision
A woman remains in a serious condition in Sligo University Hospital following a two-vehicle road traffic collision in Grange area yesterday. The collision took place just before 12 O Clock yesterday afternoon. Three people were taken to Sligo General Hospital for treatment of serious injuries sustained as…
Increase in number waiting at North West hospitals
There were 65 people waiting for hospital beds in the North West’s two main hospitals this morning, an increase of 3 on Monday morning’s figures. According to the latest trolley watch figures from the INMO, there were 36 people waiting at Sligo University Hospital, with a further 29 waiting at…
Over 60 waiting at North West hospitals
There were 62 people waiting for a bed at the North West’s two main hospitals this morning. There were 32 waiting at Letterkenny University Hospital, while the figure was slightly lower at Sligo University Hospital, with 30 waiting there. University Hospital Limerick was worst affected facility with 82…
IHCA warns that Patient health in the North-West at risk due to excessive delays to care
The Irish Hospital Consultants Association has warned that the growing shortage of essential acute hospital beds and Consultants across the West and North-West region is resulting in waiting lists for treatment that is impacting on patient outcomes. At the end of March there were 131,600 people waiting for an…
58 waiting at North West hospitals
There were 58 people waiting on trollies in the North West’s two main hospitals this morning. According to the latest trolley watch figures from the INMO, there were 27 people waiting in Letterkenny University Hospital, with a further 31 waiting in Sligo University Hospital. University Hospital Limerick was the most…