152 people attended the Emergency Department yesterday.
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 […]
Visiting by apppointment resumes at LUH
Patients may have one visit per day lasting up to 30 minutes.
Photos reveal level of overcrowding at LUH
ZERO-tolerance to overcrowding in Letterkenny University Hospital has been called for in the wake of photographs showing patients sitting on the floor. The images emerged this week revealing the level of overcrowding at the hospital as patients endure extreme waiting times. The number of people attending LUH’s emergency department in January and February increased by […]
Calls for fresh investigation at Letterkenny hospital
A DONEGAL man who was vindicated by the Ombudsman of abusive behaviour in Letterkenny University Hospital says his calls to have a fresh investigation into events on the day in question have been blocked by management. Enda Craig is also calling for an independent historical investigation of complaints made to LUH over the last decade. […]
Overcrowding at LUH described as “incredibly dangerous”
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said today (Monday) that its members are once again calling for government intervention to resolve the “incredibly dangerous” overcrowding at Letterkenny University Hospital. The union noted that the overcrowding is having a very serious impact on staff wellbeing as well as on the quality of care […]
LUH ‘severely impacted’ by increase in Covid patients
VISITING restrictions remain in place at Letterkenny University Hospital as the site continues to be ‘severely impacted’ by Covid-19. The hospital is seeing a significant increase in Covid-19 positive admissions and attendances, while also dealing with high volumes of non-Covid patients. There are 84 patients with Covid-19 being treated in the hospital today. Currently, there […]
LUH: Thousands of incidents not properly logged
STAFFING issues at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) led to thousands of incidents not being properly logged for months, the Donegal News has learned. The issue came to light when members of staff alerted the Health and Information Quality Authority (HIQA) which is now monitoring the situation through inspection. The HSE describes an incident as “an […]