New Donegal Integrated Heart Failure Service set up


To coincide with European Heart Failure Awareness Week (10 to 16 May), Letterkenny University Hospital and Community Healthcare Organisation Area 1 (CHO1) has established a new Heart Failure Service which aims to support the diagnosis and treatment of people with heart failure living in Donegal. Heart failure is one of the major chronic diseases in […]

Hospital getting ready for return to ‘normal’ services


SCHEDULED surgeries and out-patient appointments will be scaled up at Letterkenny University Hospital over the coming weeks following a drop in numbers of Covid-19 cases. The majority of elective surgeries and out-patient appointments were cancelled late last year due to the significant surge in Covid-19 cases. Mr Sean Murphy, General Manager, said the hospital remains […]

Covid-19 cases in hospital drop to five month low point


THE number of Covid-19 patients in hospital in Letterkenny has fallen to its lowest level in almost five months. According to latest figures from the Health Service Executive, there were 13 patients with Covid receiving treatment in LUH, continuing a downwards trend. This compares with 99 this time last month, January 23, while there were […]

‘I wouldn’t want this illness to land on anyone’s door’


A mother has expressed her gratitude to staff in Letterkenny University Hospital after spending two weeks receiving treatment for coronavirus. Maureen Vaughan said that words could not describe her gratitude to the wonderful people who cared for her. The 57-year-old Downings woman, who was taken to hospital by ambulance on Monday, December 28, described those […]

Nurse urges public to ‘play your part’ in Covid battle


A NURSE on the front-line of the Covid-19 pandemic at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) is pleading for the public to play their part in curbing the spread of the virus. Treasa Toye, who works in the high dependency unit, admitted she and her colleagues are finding it mentally and physically draining working in these very […]

More difficult weeks ahead for Letterkenny hospital


  IT’S been another unforgiving week in Donegal’s fight against Covid-19. As of 8pm on Tuesday, there were 103 inpatients positive with Covid-19 in Letterkenny University Hospital and three patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Advertisement On Sunday evening, patients had to wait in ambulances outside before being admitted to the hospital.   LUH General […]

Outpatient clinics deferred as 238 new cases in Donegal


Letterkenny University Hospital is deferring all but very urgent and time critical inpatient and day surgery from today January 5th. Outpatient clinics will also be restricted however some of these will take place virtually unless it is absolutely necessary for patients to be seen. These measures are been taken to help the hospital manage the […]

New maternity theatre opens in LUH


A NEW purpose-built maternity theatre has finally opened at Letterkenny General Hospital, sixteen years after the Obstetrics unit was completed in 2004. The first three planned caesarean section births took place on Thursday with another list scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday. Dr Kevin Bailey, Consultant Anaesthetist, said they were ‘very pleased’ that the new maternity theatre […]