Numbers on trolleys down today
There’s been a fall in the number of patients on trolleys across the country. Latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show there are 517 people waiting on a bed – down from 601 yesterday. There are still 38 people on trolleys at Letterkenny and Sligo University Hospitals…
Letterkenny has highest numbers waiting for hospital bed nationally
Letterkenny University Hospital has the highest number of people waiting for admission today according to Irish Nurses and Midwives Figures. There are 38 people waiting on trolleys in the hospital’s emergency department and overflow area of wards, an increase of seven on yesterday’s number. The Saolta Hospital group have confirmed…
High numbers remain on trolleys
There are 25 people waiting for a bed in University Hospital Letterkenny once again today. It’s the second consecutive day with 25 people in the emergency department at the hospital. 11 of those are waiting on trolleys with 14 in the overflow area of wards according to the Irish Nurses…
Saolta says no sign of overcrowding easing at Sligo University hospital
There’s no sign of the numbers on trolleys at Sligo University Hospital easing at the moment according to the Saolta Hospital Group. It follows queries by Ocean FM News after 25 people were on trolleys yesterday and 13 people are waiting for a bed there today. The Saolta Hospital Group…