AS many as 200 medical scrubs and other items of linen cleaned by an outside laundry firm are ‘rejected’ at Letterkenny General Hospital (LGH) on any give week, it has emerged.
EXCLUSIVE: Husband of tragic Melissa is not angry at her GP
A KILLYGORDON man has said he bears no ill will towards the GP he sued over the death of his young wife and mother of their three daughters.
€1.35 million settlement in case over missed breast cancer diagnoses
THE family of a young Killygordon mother who died of breast cancer after two opportunities to have the disease diagnosed were missed, has settled their High Court action for €1.35m.
Exclusive: Galway surgeon wanted LGH breast service ended
THE lead Breast Surgeon at University Hospital, Galway has called on the HSE to terminate the service in Letterkenny and transfer patients to Galway.
Top surgeon resigns his post at Letterkenny General Hospital
By Harry Walsh A top cancer surgeon is to leave his post in Letterkenny General Hospital next month, claiming he no longer has the resources to take care of his patients. Mr Kevin Moran, a distinguished urologist and general surgeon, tendered his resignation to hospital authorities and expressed his growing fear for the future of […]
Oisin Merritt, Stranorlar’s ‘Miracle Man’, keeps finding belief
Oisin Merritt talks about how he got dubbed ‘The Miracle Man’ after a 20-foot fall left him fighting for his life
Letterkenny hospital spends €280,000 on private ambulances
LETTERKENNY General hospital spent over quarter of a million euro on private ambulances last year, primarily for non-emergency transfers of patients to external hospitals in Dublin and Galway.
Second motorcyclist killed in less than 48 hours
A SECOND motorcyclist has been killed in Donegal in less that 48 hours.
Letterkenny Emergency Department still stretched
MEMBERS of the public requiring non-urgent medical attention are being asked not to attend the Emergency Department at Letterkenny General Hospital (LGH).
Cross Border Healthcare Directive may ease Outpatient Waiting List at LGH -Harkin MEP
RECENT figures have shown that 13,303 people are on a waiting list in Letterkenny General Hospital.