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 […]
Long wait times at LUH’s emergency department
Yesterday 115 people attended the Emergency Department.
Almost 240 attacks on hospital staff
The highest number of reported exposure to behavioural hazards occurred in 2020 (98) at the height of the pandemic.
Long wait times at LUH’s emergency department
In the past 24 hours 142 people have attended the ED, which is above average for this time of year.
LUH under rising pressure due to Covid outbreaks
As of 3.30pm today, 77 people had presented to the Emergency Department for treatment.
Cardiac services at LUH still under threat-claim
“The truth is that our cardiac services at LUH are still under threat,” said Donegal TD Padraig MacLochlainn.
Public urged not to attend LUH ED unless necessary
This year, hospitals have reported record numbers of patients presenting at Emergency Departments for care and treatment.
‘Why the silence on key report into hospital flooding?’
FRUSTRATIONS are mounting over the continued absence of the publication of a report into flooding at Letterkenny’s hospital. A state of emergency had been declared following flooding in July 2013, which caused more than €25 million of damage at the hospital when a local drain burst its banks. The facility’s emergency, radiology, outpatient, medical records […]