Fine Gael TD: ‘No cause for concern’ on future of mammography unit in Sligo
Sligo Leitrim TD Tony McLoughlin says he is seeking assurances from the Health Minister that women will have continued access to the mobile mammography unit in Sligo. Concerns have emerged that the contract for the company that runs the service at Sligo University Hospital is only being renewed for another…
Sligo University Hospital wins national award
An initiative to improve patient safety in the Maternity Department at Sligo University Hospital has won a national award. The Sign in-Time Out-Sign Out initiative was the winner of the Midwifery Led Project at the CMG Irish Healthcare Awards in Dublin. This patient safety initiative was introduced to improve safety…
Hospital backlog following bad weather
There are 27 patients on trolleys at Sligo University Hospital today. However, the numbers are down to just 7 at Letterkenny Hospital for the first time in weeks, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. The organisation has asked for the first two weeks in March to be declared…
Money allocated but work still someway off on redevelopment of Sligo Hospital
The Department of Health has confirmed that money has been allocated for the design and planning this year of major improvements to Sligo University Hospital. In response to a query from Ocean FM News, the department says the project includes a replacement ward block, a theatre department and emergency department.…
Sligo University Hospital win at Saolta Awards
Sligo University Hospital won at the 3rd Saolta Staff Recognition Awards earlier this week. The ceremony took place in Galway where they won for developing the ‘Anesthesia App’ which is a mobile phone ‘App’ for Anaesthetic Doctors to use in the Hospital. SUH were also nominated for three other awards…
Three thousand beds blocked as patients can’t be discharged
Over three thousand beds at North West hospitals could have been freed up to new patients if step-down facilities were made available. New figures released to Fianna Fail TD Eugene Murphy reveal that over 1200 beds were not available in Sligo University Hospital in the first six months of this…
North West hospitals face a €36m deficit by the end of the year
The HSE is facing a €36m deficit for hospitals in the North West alone at the start of next year. The figure was revealed at an Oirechtas Regional Health Forum briefing by the Saolta Hospital Group yesterday. €61m has been spent so far this year at Letterkenny University Hospital while…