ALMOST 400 people have attended Letterkenny University Hospital’s emergency department in the last three days.
The hospital is treating a number of patients with the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).
Yesterday there were 27 patients waiting on a bed at the facility, seven waiting on trolleys in the emergency department and 20 elsewhere in the hospital.
A spokesperson for Health Care Group Saolta said yesterday: “Letterkenny University Hospital is continuing to see high levels of attendance at the emergency department with 372 attendances over the past three days. The hospital is treating a number of patients with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). We continue to request that people consider other options for non-emergency care such as Out of Hours GP and pharmacies before attending an ED. Keeping up to date with your vaccines is the most important thing you can do to avoid serious illness from flu and COVID-19.”