76 people waiting for beds in north west hospitals
The north west region is the worst hit in the country when it comes to people waiting for a bed in Irish hospitals today according to the latest Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisations Trolley Watch Figures. 76 people in total are waiting across Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals meaning almost…
58 hospital patients in NW waiting for beds today
Sligo and Letterkenny university hospitals are again among the worst-hit in the country today when it comes to the number of patients waiting for beds. There are 33 waiting in Sligo, 23 of whom are in the emergency department. There are 25 patients waiting for beds in Letterkenny University Hospital,…
54 patients waiting for a bed in Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals
The north west is among the worst hit regions today when it comes to those waiting on a bed. A total of 54 people are waiting on trolleys or chairs in Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals. 26 patients are waiting in Sligo University Hospital; 18 in the emergency department and…
Emergency funding needed to address issues at Sligo University Hospital
A local TD is calling for emergency funding to cover the cost of hiring extra staff at Sligo University Hospital. The hospital has been among the worst hit in the country in recent times when it comes to those waiting for a bed with a total of 491 waiting this…
31 patients in Sligo hospital waiting for a bed today
Sligo University Hospital had one of the highest number of patients in the country waiting for a bed today. The figure was 31, with 19 in the emergency department and 12 on wards and other areas. In Letterkenny University Hospital, 16 patients were waiting for a bed. For the country…
Sligo University Hospital second most overcrowded nationally today
There are 26 patients waiting for a bed in Sligo University Hospital today making it the 2nd most overcrowded in the country. 17 are waiting in the Emergency Department and a further 9 elsewhere in the hospital according to the latest Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch figures. The…
44 patients waiting for beds in NW’s hospitals
In the north west’s two main hospitals today, there are 44 patients waiting for a bed. 23 are in Letterkenny University Hospital and 21 in Sligo University Hospital. Overall throughout the country today, there are 343 patients waiting for beds, according to figures from Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.