35 people on trolleys at Letterkenny Hospital
The numbers waiting on trolleys in Letterkenny University Hospital remain very high today with 35 people waiting for admission. The numbers waiting are the third highest in the country according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Trolley Watch report. The full capacity protocol has been in place at the hospital…
Trolley numbers up in North West
The numbers waiting on trolleys in North West Hospitals have risen slightly today according to Irish Nurses and Midwives. There are 38 people waiting for admission in Letterkenny and Sligo University Hospitals, up from 36 yesterday. In Letterkenny the numbers have fallen, however, with 30 people waiting on a trolley…
Mixed news in trolley watch report for North West Hospitals
There is mixed news for hospitals in the North West according to today’s national trolley watch report. Letterkenny University Hospital is amongst the worst effected with 35 patients waiting on trolleys for admission. 12 of those are in the emergency department with 23 waiting in corridors and the overflow area…
Trolley numbers remain high in North West
The number of people on hospital trolleys waiting for a bed remains high in the North West today. 30 people are trolleys, 22 of them in Letterkenny Univeristy Hospital. 12 of these are in wards and 10 in corridors and overflow areas. There are eight people on trolleys in Sligo…
19 on trolleys in Donegal & Sligo
There are 19 people waiting on trolleys in North West hospitals today according to figures from the Irish Nurse and Midwives Organisation. This is significantly down from the high numbers of recent weeks. 14 patients are waiting for a bed in Letterkenny University Hospital with a further 5 on trolleys…
21 people on hospital trolleys in North West
The number of people on trolleys at hospitals across the country remains high this morning. In the North West, there are 21 on trolleys. Seventeen of these are in Letterkenny University Hospital with four in Sligo University Hospital. According to the latest report from nurses 459 people throughout the country…
Trolley numbers down in Sligo and Letterkenny
The numbers on trolleys in Sligo and Donegal is down to 16 between both hospitals. It follows one of the worst weeks so far this year for overcrowding at Letterkenny University Hospital. Today the number of people waiting is down to 16 from nearly 40 on Tuesday. There are 10…