Sligo University Hospital the fourth most overcrowded facility in Ireland today
There are 63 people waiting on a hospital bed at Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals today. They are among a national figure of 597 that are waiting on a hospital bed this morning. The latest figures from the INMO claims that there are 31 people waiting on a bed at…
90 people waiting on hospital beds in the north west
There are 90 people waiting for beds at the North West’s two main hospitals this morning. According to data published by the INMO there are 37 people waiting at Sligo University Hospital figure while the number at Letterkenny University stands at 53, the second highest in the country behind…
Noticeable drop in Letterkenny Hospital waiting figures; Sligo remains high
There has been a significant reduction in the number of people waiting for a bed in Letterkenny University Hospital in recent weeks with one person waiting as of this morning. In contrast to this according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch Figures, Sligo University Hospital is the…
Over 40 people waiting on hospital trollies in north west
There are 41 people waiting on hospital trollies in the North Wests two main hospitals today. 33 are waiting at Sligo University Hospital and 8 at Letterkenny university hospital. 21 people are currently waiting in the emergency department in Sligo and 12 elsewhere in the hospital. There…
INMO express concern with out of control trolley figures
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is warning that health services being provided to the people of the North West is being severely challenged due under funding and lack of resources at Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals. The INMO is calling for urgent action on what they describe…
Letterkenny University Hospital most overcrowded nationally
Letterkenny University Hospital is the most overcrowded hospital in the country today. It’s the 25th consecutive day it’s been the most or second most overcrowded nationally. Letterkenny has been one the worst impacted since the 15th of November according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch figures. 52…
25 Covid-19 patients and 85 waiting for a bed in the north west
There are 25 Covid-19 patients and 85 people waiting for a bed in Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals today. 16 patients are receiving treatment in Letterkenny with two in ICU and there are nine in Sligo with none in ICU. In total, 544 people are in Irish Hospitals with the…