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 […]