North West hospitals among top five most overcrowded in the country
Letterkenny and Sligo University Hospitals are among the 5 most overcrowded hospitals in the country today. Latest figures from the INMO claim there are 35 patients waiting on a bed in Sligo University Hospital the 5th highest number in the Country while at Letterkenny the number stands at 41. Only…
Almost 90 waiting on trolleys at North West hospitals
Letterkenny University Hospital was the 4th most over-crowded hospital in the country when it comes to patients waiting on trolleys this morning. 47 patients were waiting on trolleys at the Donegal facility. There are an additional 40 people waiting on beds at Sligo University Hospital. Throughout the country there were…
Almost 100 awaiting admission at two North West hospitals
There were 98 people awaiting admission to the two main North West hospitals this morning according to the INMO. Letterkenny was the third most overcrowded facility in the country today with 53 people waiting while a further 45 people were waiting at Sligo University Hospital. University Hospital Limerick continues to…
87 awaiting admission at two North West hospitals
There were 87 people awaiting admission to the two main North West hospitals this morning according to the INMO. 43 people were waiting at Sligo University Hospital while a further 44 were waiting at Letterkenny. University Hospital Limerick continues to be the most overcrowded with 90 people waiting there. Nationally,…
Local TD claims the crisis at Sligo University Hospital has expanded to all areas of the facility
Sligo University Hospital has been in crisis mode for years due to chronic underinvestment and staffing issues. That’s according to Sinn Fein Sligo Leitrim TD Martin Kenny who says the crisis expands to every area of the facility and not just in the Emergency Department. He was speaking…
49 patients waiting for a bed at North West hospitals
There were 49 patients on trollies in the North West’s two main hospitals this morning. There were 32 people waiting at Sligo University Hospital this morning, with a further 17 waiting in Letterkenny. University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded hospital in the country today, with 97 people waiting there.…
Almost 60 waiting at two main North West hospitals
There were almost 60 people awaiting admission to the two main North West hospitals this morning. 41 were waiting at Sligo University Hospital while a further 16 were waiting at Letterkenny. Limerick University Hospital was the most overcrowded in Ireland with 90 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 634 people…