Sligo University Hospital among highest waiting times for a bed for 2nd consecutive day
For the 2nd day in a row, Sligo University Hospital has the 4th highest number of people waiting on trolleys in the country. 34 people are waiting for a bed in Sligo, an increase of 3 on yesterdays figure, and a further 13 are waiting in Letterkenny University Hospital. The…
56 People waiting on hospital beds in the north west.
There are 56 people in the north west today waiting on a hospital bed. That’s according to the latest INMO Trolley Watch figures. 32 are currently waiting on a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital and there are an additional 24 at Sligo University Hospital Nationally 503 admitted patients…
Letterkenny trolley figures remain high
Trolley figures remain high in Donegal today. There are still 25 people waiting on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital where the emergency protocol had to be put in place earlier this week due to ongoing overcrowding. There are 16 people waiting for a bed at Sligo University Hospital today. Galway…
Sligo consultant says trolley crisis is a case of ‘here we go again’
A consultant in Emergency Medicine in the North West says nothing concrete is being done to tackle the overcrowding crisis. Dr. Fergal Hickey is a consultant in Emergency Medicine at Sligo University Hospital and the Communications Officer with the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine He has been speaking after the…