Rise in number of patients on trolleys at LUH


THERE are 14 patients waiting on a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning.  Three patients are in the emergency department, while 11 others are on wards elsewhere in the hospital. Yesterday, nine patients were on trolleys in the hospital. Advertisement Nationally, 502 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO […]


Nine patients on trolleys at LUH


NINE patients are currently on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital.  Four patients are in the emergency department while five are on wards elsewhere throughout the hospital. Nationally, 516 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 397 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 119 are in wards […]


Almost 30 patients waiting on beds in LUH


TWENTY nine patients are currently on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital.  Twelve patients are in the emergency department, while a further 17 are on wards elsewhere in the hospital. Two of the patients are children under the age of 16. Nationally, 565 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley […]


Over 20 patients waiting on beds at LUH


TWENTY one patients are currently on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital.  Twelve patients are waiting on beds in the emergency department, while nine patients are currently on wards elsewhere in Letterkenny University Hospital. Nationally, 643 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 516 patients are waiting in the […]


Almost 30 patients on trolleys in LUH this morning


There are 26 patients on trolleys in Letterkenny University Hospital this morning. Nine patients are in the emergency department, while 17 are on wards elsewhere throughout the hospital. Nationally, 704 patients have been admitted to hospital without a bed this morning according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolley Watch. Advertisement 552 patients […]


Letterkenny fourth most overcrowded hospital in the country


Letterkenny University Hospital is the fourth most over-crowded hospital in the country today. According to today’s INMO Trolley Watch, 41 patients are currently on trolleys at LUH with five of those patients aged under 16. Fourteen of the patients are in the emergency department while 27 patients are on wards elsewhere in the hospital. Advertisement […]


Letterkenny third most over crowded hospital in country 


LETTERKENNY University Hospital is the third most over crowded hospital in the country with 53 people awaiting beds this morning.  Of the 53, 25 patients are in the emergency department while 28 patients are on wards elsewhere. University Hospital Limerick has the highest number of patients awaiting beds with 97 on trolleys, followed by Cork […]


Runaway hospital overcrowding becoming ‘new normal’


OVER 3,123 patients have been without a hospital bed this week according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s TrolleyWatch figures. 548 patients are without a bed today, including sixteen children. INMO General Secretary Phil Ni Sheaghdha, “There hasn’t been a day in the last two weeks where trolley numbers have dropped below 545. It is […]


Over 20 patients awaiting beds at LUH


TWENTY four patients are currently waiting on beds at Letterkenny University Hospital. As of this morning, eight patients are on trolleys in the emergency department while 16 patients are wards elsewhere in the hospital. Nationally, 549 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 424 patients are waiting in […]


‘Worrying spike in numbers on trolleys’ – INMO


663 patients are without beds in Irish hospitals today according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. 34 patients are currently waiting on a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital. This represents a drop from 42 patients on trolleys yesterday. Nine of those patients are in the emergency department with the remaining 25 on wards elsewhere […]