311 patients in first week of November waiting for hospital bed in the region
The first week of November was the worst week since the beginning of the pandemic for hospital overcrowding. A total of 311 patients were forced to wait for a bed in Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals over the week. 66 were waiting in Sligo while Letterkenny remains as one of…
Covid rates rising in all areas of NW except Ballymote/Tubbercurry
The 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 per 100,000 population has increased in all but one local electoral area across the north west region. The rate of infection in the South Donegal local electoral area has increased from 630 to 838, while Manorhamilton in Co. Leitrim has gone from 444 to…
Highest number of patients on trolleys today since start of pandemic
Letterkenny University Hospital has the second highest number of patients in the country waiting for beds today. Fifty-seven patients are waiting in the hospital, made up of 21 in the emergency department and 36 in wards and elsewhere. Thirty patients are waiting for beds in Sligo University Hospital, with 21…
Sixty-five patients waiting for hospital beds in the North West
The north west is among the worst-hit areas in the country again today when it comes to the number of patients in hospitals waiting for beds. Sixty-five are waiting in the region, made up of 39 in Letterkenny and 26 in Sligo. 35 of the patients in Letterkenny are in…
29 Covid-19 patients in north west hospitals
The number of Covid patients in Irish hospitals has dropped below 300 for the first time in three weeks. It’s fallen to 292 from 309 yesterday. There’s been a 12% drop in those in hospital with Covid-19 since last Wednesday. Latest figures show there are 60 patients with the virus…
40 people being treated for Covid in NW hospitals
There are 40 patients with Covid-19 in the north west’s two main hospitals today. Also, latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation also show 48 patients waiting for a bed in the region. There are 26 patients with Covid-19 in Sligo University Hospital — that’s five more than…
35 hospital patients waiting for beds in NW
Thirty-five patients are waiting for beds in the north west’s two main hospitals today. Nineteen are in Sligo University Hospital, 16 of whom are in the emergency department. There are 16 waiting for beds in Letterkenny University Hospital, with four in the emergency department and 12 in wards and other…