HSE says ED at SUH is extremely busy today
The HSE says the Emergency Department at Sligo University Hospital is extremely busy today. It is reminding the public to only attend the Emergency Department in the case of a real emergencies and to contact their GP or GP Out-of-Hours service in the first instance. A spokesperson says the industrial…
Public warned to avoid ED at Sligo University Hospital tomorrow
A consultant in emergency medicine is advising people not to attend the Emergency Department at Sligo University Hospital tomorrow unless they have a life threatening condition. Over 3000 members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation across the north west are to go on strike again tomorrow over pay and…
55 people waiting for a bed in North West Hospitals
There are 55 people on trolleys waiting for a bed in the two main hospitals in the north west today. 32 of them are in Letterkenny Univeristy Hospital amnd 23 in Sligo University Hospital. It’s an improvement on yesterday, when there were 40 on trolleys in each hospital. University Hospital…
69 people waiting for a bed in North West hospitals
There’s an increase in the number of patients waiting on trolleys for beds in the two main hospitals in the north west today. There’s 43 in Letterkenny University Hospital and 26 in Sligo University Hospital, a total of 69. That compares to a total of 67 yesterday, 36 in Letterkenny…
50 people on hospital trolleys in north west today.
There are more than 50 patients on hospital trolleys in the north west today. Forty of them are in Letterkenny University Hospital and 11 in Sligo University Hospital. There are 28 on trolleys in University Hospital Galway. Overall throughout the country today, there are 465 patients on…
Mental health unit to be completed on time
The new mental health inpatient unit at Sligo University Hospital is expected to be completed as planned by the end of next year. Construction began on the 25 bedroom facility last month and it’s expected the unit will be operational by early 2020. The current service is based at St.…
Calls for extra staff to tackle trolley crisis at SUH
A Sligo County Councillor has questioned HSE officials on the trolley crisis effecting Sligo University Hospital. November was the worst month on record for overcrowding at the hospital according to the Irish Nurses ad Midwifes Organisation. Cllr Keith Henry, who is Vice Chairperson of HSE West Forum, queried officials at…