Letterkenny University Hospital is extremely busy today


The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital is under significant pressure today with high attendances and long waiting times. The high number of people attending who need to be admitted for ongoing treatment means that there is pressure on bed availability. This is resulting in significant delays being experienced by patients in the Emergency Department […]

Hiring of consultants is the biggest challenge facing hospital – minister


THE Minister for Health has said his department acknowledges the difficulties in recruiting consultant staff in Letterkenny University Hospital. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said they are currently turning the health care system “inside out” as part of a series of measures to reduce pressure on the hospital and the emergency department. Latest figures show that there […]

Minister “acutely aware” of issues facing gynae services


Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly has said he is acutely aware of the issues facing the gynaecology service at Letterkenny University Hospital and that there has “quite rightly been a serious look into it”. Speaking to the Donegal News during his visit to the county last week Minister Donnelly said: “The only thing that matters is patient’s […]

Letterkenny hospital among most overcrowded


LETTERKENNY University Hospital is the third most overcrowded hospital in the country today with 48 patients waiting on trolleys. There are 15 patients on trolleys in the emergency department and 33 waiting on wards. University Hospital Limerick is the most overcrowded with 69 patients waiting on a bed followed by Cork University Hospital with 59. […]

Letterkenny University Hospital is extremely busy today


The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital is under significant pressure today with high attendances and long waiting times. Yesterday 145 people attended the Emergency Department. The high number of people attending who need to be admitted for ongoing treatment means that there is pressure on bed availability. Advertisement This is resulting in significant delays […]

Fundraising drive to help speed up surgery times


THE Friends of Letterkenny University Hospital, who have collected funds to improve facilities at the hospital for the last 30 years, have now embarked on a new drive which will help speed up theatre surgeries. Last weekend volunteers took up their annual church gate collection in Donegal and once again thanked the public for their […]

Number of patients on trolleys up by 45 per cent


THE number of patients on trolleys in Letterkenny University Hospital’s (LUH) emergency department has surged by 45 per cent. Figures show there were 136 patients without a bed at the hospital at the end of August. In the same time frame in 2021, 61 patients were on a trolley – a rise of 44.85 per […]

Medical staff at LUH getting more fearful as winter looms


NURSES and midwives in Letterkenny University Hospital are “on the floor” and “very fearful” for the winter months. That’s the stark warning from Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Industrial Relations Officer Neal Donohoe after the organisation was locked in talks with HSE management in recent days over emergency winter plans. Speaking to the Donegal News following the crucial […]