by Louise Doyle CONCERNS for staffing levels and winter pressures in hospitals has been raised, amid latest trolley watch figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). Figures for October showed there were 279 admitted patients awaiting beds at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH). Advertisement The figure is 20 per cent down on last year’s total of 349, 55 […]
Three people taken to hospital after Letterkenny crash
TWO drivers and one passenger had to be taken to hospital following a three-vehicle collision in Letterkenny.
Hospital preparing for busy bank holiday weekend
LETTERKENNY University Hospital is preparing for a busy bank holiday weekend and the public is being urged to consider all options before attending the emergency department. Tony Canavan, CEO Saolta University Health Care Group said, “We are preparing for increased demand for hospital services in the North West this bank holiday weekend. Our Emergency Departments […]
LUH among most overcrowded hospitals in the country last month
LETTERKENNY University Hospital (LUH) was among the five most overcrowded hospitals in the country last month. Over the first month of the year there were 709 people awaiting beds in LUH, averaging out at around 23 per day. This compares to just 247 patients waiting on beds ten years ago in January 2014. Nationally for the […]
Young boy hospitalised after Letterkenny collision
Gardaí attended the scene of the collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian on the Ramelton Road on Monday at 6.55pm.
Thirty patients waiting on trolleys at LUH this morning
THERE are thirty patients without a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, according to the latest Trolley Watch figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). Thirteen patients are waiting on trolleys in the emergency department and 17 elsewhere in the hospital. According to the HSE’s daily urgency and emergency care report there […]
LUH is second most overcrowded hospital today
THERE are twenty patients waiting on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital today, according to the latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). There are 12 patients waiting on a bed in the emergency department and eight people on trolleys elsewhere in the hospital. LUH is the second most overcrowded hospital in the […]
Almost 50 patients on trolleys at LUH including two children
There are almost 50 patients waiting on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning including two children under the age of 16. There are 14 patients on trolleys in the emergency department and 33 patients without beds elsewhere in the hospital. It is the second day in a row when trolley figures at the hospital […]
Almost 60 patients on trolleys at LUH
There are almost 60 patients waiting on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning. There are 21 patients on trolleys in the emergency department and 36 patients without beds elsewhere in the hospital. On Friday LUH was dealing with outbreaks of Covid-19 on two of the wards. Nationwide 747 patients, including 32 children, been admitted […]
New policy for family carers launched at LUH
A NEW initiative that ensures family carers are welcome at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) has been launched. LUH has become the first hospital in the country to implement a new policy for patients and their carers, based on “John’s Campaign”. This development gives carers access to their loved one outside of general visiting times and […]