OVER €7,000 was raised from the Friends of Letterkenny University Hospital annual Christmas draw. The lucky winner of the top prize was Patricia Hunter who is pictured receiving her prize, a 32-inch smart TV from Friends committee member, Allen McCrea. Also in the picture is David Crumlish of Crumlish Appliances, the sponsor of the prize. Advertisement Second […]
Tributes paid at ETB meeting to friends who died in collision
By Diarmaid Doherty MEMBERS of the board of Donegal ETB have paid tribute to the two teenagers who lost their lives in a single vehicle collision in Inishowen last month. Thomas Gallagher and Alana Harkin, both aged 18, died in the collision near Gleneely on the main R238 road to Culdaff. Advertisement A third occupant […]
Significant improvements of gynae services but monitoring to continue
by Louise Doyle THE State’s health watchdog has said it is ‘satisfied’ gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital have significantly improved, but added further monitoring will continue. The findings are contained in the Health Information and Quality Improvement (HIQA) overview report of monitoring and regulation of healthcare services between 2021 and 2023, published on Friday. Advertisement It highlights HIQA’s inspection and […]
Calls for LUH to provide treatment to reduce hair loss for cancer patients
LETTERKENNY University Hospital is being urged to provide treatment to help cancer patients reduce hair loss. Green Party Senators have put forward a motion calling on the government to extend scalp cooling technology to all people receiving cancer treatment. The motion is calling for Letterkenny University Hospital to have the hair retaining service extended to […]
Findings of report into Letterkenny University Hospital’s ED crisis expected in New Year
By Jerome Hughes THE FINDINGS of a report into the crisis at Letterkenny University Hospital’s emergency department are expected to be delivered early in the new year. The HSE’s Performance Management and Improvement Unit (PMIU) began its investigation at the hospital’s ED on November 3. In an interview with the Donegal News on Friday, Saolta CEO Tony […]
LUH was second most overcrowded hospital in country
by Kate Heaney LETTERKENNY University Hospital had the second highest number of patients on trolleys in the country on Monday evening, second only to University Hospital Limerick (UHL). There were 57 people awaiting beds with 21 in the Emergency Department and 36 elsewhere in the hospital. Advertisement The number in LUH on Monday was 109 […]
Man hospitalised after assault incident in Letterkenny
GARDAÍ are investigating an incident of assault in Letterkenny on Tuesday night which saw a man in his 40s treated in hospital for injuries. The incident happened at around 10.30pm and it’s believed it occurred outside a licensed premises. A Garda spokesperson confirmed to the Donegal News that Gardaí responded to reports of an incident of […]
Local hospital staff hold a ‘recruitment freeze’ protest
by Jerome Hughes PATIENTS are at risk and staff face being overwhelmed by a recruitment freeze affecting clerical and administration workers at Letterkenny University Hospital. That was the key message from more than 100 LUH staff who staged a protest outside the hospital earlier this week during their lunch break. Advertisement Ann-Marie Boyle, who works […]
Almost 400 attend hospital ED in three days
ALMOST 400 people have attended Letterkenny University Hospital’s emergency department in the last three days. The hospital is treating a number of patients with the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Yesterday there were 27 patients waiting on a bed at the facility, seven waiting on trolleys in the emergency department and 20 elsewhere in the hospital. […]
Child with suspected meningitis spent 18 hours on a chair in LUH
A FRENCH child with suspected meningitis endured an 18-hour wait for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital. The 15-year-old female student, who was staying with a host family in the county, spent almost a full day in a chair after presenting at the hospital with symptoms of meningitis. After being told she would be admitted to the Paediatric […]