55 people waiting for a bed in North West Hospitals
There are 55 people on trolleys waiting for a bed in the two main hospitals in the north west today. 32 of them are in Letterkenny Univeristy Hospital amnd 23 in Sligo University Hospital. It’s an improvement on yesterday, when there were 40 on trolleys in each hospital. University Hospital…
69 people waiting for a bed in North West hospitals
There’s an increase in the number of patients waiting on trolleys for beds in the two main hospitals in the north west today. There’s 43 in Letterkenny University Hospital and 26 in Sligo University Hospital, a total of 69. That compares to a total of 67 yesterday, 36 in Letterkenny…
November worst month on record for hospital waiting figures
November was the worst month on record for hospital waiting figures in the North West and nationally. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, 431 people were waiting on trolleys or chairs in Sligo University Hospital last month compared to 198 the same time last year. Letterkenny University Hospital…
8,693 people so far this year have had to wait for a bed in North West hospitals
So far in 2018, 8,693 people had to wait for a bed in North West Hospitals. With a month still to go, 2018 has been the worst year for hospital overcrowding since the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation began recording the waiting figures in 2004. 3,884 people have had to…
26 people on hospital trolleys in NW
There are 26 patients on hospital trolleys waiting for a bed in the north west today. 17 of them are in Letterkenny University Hospital and nine in Sligo University Hospital. Overall throughout the country, there are 408 patients on trolleys.
Fewer people on NW hospital trolleys today — but it’s still high
There’s a drop in the number of people on hospital trolleys in the north west today. There’s a total of 36 waiting for a bed, compared to 41 yesterday. 21 of today’s patients on trolleys are in Letterkenny University. Yesterday, the number in Letterkenny was 13. There are 15 patients…
Trolley figures remain high across the North West today
For two days in a row, Letterkenny University Hospital is the 2nd most overcorwded Hospital in the country. There are 39 people waiting for a bed today compared to 43 yesterday. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, there were almost 8,000 patients waiting on trolleys or chairs in…