SECURITY staff at Letterkenny University Hospital have contacted gardaí more than 20 times this year so far.
The figure was provided to Councillor Albert Doherty in response to a question he raised at this week’s meeting of Regional Health Forum West.
Cllr Doherty asked how many times security at LUH deemed it necessary and requested garda to attend the emergency department of the hospital.
He asked how often gardaí responded and attended to the emergency department in the first eight months of this year.
Responding, Colette Cowan, Chief Executive Officer of UL Hospitals group, said: “Gardaí were contacted 21 times by security at LUH during the period of January, 1, 2022 and September 12, 2022, and responded on all occasions.
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