Letterkenny University Hospital remains under significant pressure with high attendances and long wait times in their Emergency Department in recent days. All available beds are in use. Every effort is being made to discharge patients who are ready to go home so that beds will become available for patients who need to be admitted, at […]
Anger as hospital’s domestic staff overlooked in evaluation scheme
DOMESTIC staff at Letterkenny hospital say they feel “under-valued” after being ignored as part of a HSE job evaluation scheme. The health authority has been carrying out a review of all roles and making recommendations around appropriate rates of pay and allowances. But while almost all departments have been moved up a band, domestic and cleaning […]
Hospital security staff called gardai over 20 times
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 […]
Rising trolley figures at LUH sparks concern for winter
THERE are fears winter chaos is on the way as the number of people waiting on trolleys in Letterkenny University Hospital has been steadily rising this week. There were almost 50 people waiting on a trolley at LUH yesterday, up from 23 at the same time last week. Of the 47 patients, 16 were on […]
LUH outlines plan to tackle energy costs
NIGHT audits have been carried out in Letterkenny University Hospital as part of a raft of measures to tackle soaring energy costs. The audits have been conducted to ensure that unused equipment and lighting in unoccupied areas are switched off outside of business hours. The hospital is also rolling out further cost-cutting projects this year […]
Meeting to discuss removal of angiogram service
MUCH anger remains locally in the wake of confirmation that the angiogram service is to be withdrawn from Letterkenny University Hospital in May. A special meeting to discuss the future of cardiology services at LUH has been called for by Councillor Ciaran Brogan. He raised his concerns at this week’s committee meeting of the HSE’s […]
Thirteen wards in hospital dealing with Covid-19
THERE were thirteen wards dealing with Covid-19 outbreaks at Letterkenny University Hospital yesterday as more elective procedures were postponed due to a lack of bed capacity. There were 54 patients with the virus being treated at the facility last night with one Covid-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit. Due to the high number of […]
HSE announces return of visiting at hospital
VISITING by appointment has been reintroduced at Letterkenny University Hospital. Following a change in Covid guidelines, the HSE has confirmed that patients may have one visit per day lasting up to 30 minutes. “To make an appointment to visit a patient in a ward area family members/visitors are asked to contact the ward or unit […]
CT scanner launched at Letterkenny hospital
A NEW CT scanner was officially launched at Letterkenny University Hospital today after it was donated by the Friends of the Hospital. The new CT scanner – which is a second scanner for the hospital – cost €461,250 and the funds were raised entirely through a range of planned fundraising events such as golf classics, […]