More people on hospital trolleys in the NW today
There’s an increase in the number of people on hospital trolleys waiting for a bed in the North West today. There’s 24 in Sligo University Hospital, that’s three more than yesterday. And in Letterkenny University Hospital, there’s 14 on trolleys, five more than yesterday. Only three of the 24 waiting…
Delays at Letterkenny hospital emergency department
Letterkenny University Hospital says its emergency department is ‘extremely busy’ and anyone attending should expect delays. 29 patients at the hospital are waiting for a bed; 20 of those are in wards with nine in emergency and overflow areas. the hospital says all efforts continue to identify patients who can…
Twenty-five on trolleys in the North West
There are 25 people on trolleys in the North West today. 15 of these people are waiting in the Emergency Department and on wards at Sligo University Hospital while 10 are in Letterkenny University Hospital. There are over 400 people waiting on trolleys around the country according to the figures…
29 on trolleys in the North West
Twenty-nine people are on hospital trolleys today in the North West as they wait for bed. Sixteen are in Letterkenny University Hospital and 13 in Sligo University Hospital. There are 26 waiting in Univerity Hospital, Galway. In total, 344 people throughout the country are waiting for a hospital bed today.
Visiting restrictions lifted at Letterkenny University Hospital
Visiting restrictions have been lifted for most wards at Letterkenny University Hospital. All wards, except for Surgical 2, are now open, according to the Saolta Hospital Group. However, visitors are asked to be vigilant with hand hygiene when attending the hospital. It also urges that anyone experiencing vomiting and/or diarrhoea…
Visiting restrictions remain in place at LUH
Visiting restrictions remain in place at Letterkenny University Hospital for the second consecutive day due to an outbreak of the Norovirus. The hospital has confirmed that maximum infection control precautions are in place. In a statement Letterkenny University Hospital says that the vomiting bug is resolving in the wards already…
Visiting restrictions at Letterkenny Hospital
Visiting restrictions are in place at Letterkenny University Hospital today. An outbreak of a vomiting and diarrhea bug in three wards has forced the hospital to cancel all visitation. Medical Wards 5 and 3 and Surgical Ward 2 are the areas effected. In a statement the hospital confirmed that in…