Due to a shortage of emergency vehicles the HSE had to use a taxi to take the patient to Dublin for heart surgery.
Green light for new €9.5million Radiology Department
Letterkenny will be one of very few Level 3 hospitals in the country with two CT scanners when work on the new facility is complete.
Young GAA player airlifted to hospital
A young GAA player was removed by the Rescue 118 helicopter from a Co Donegal GAA pitch after suffering a fall on Thursday. The girl was taking part in an U16 game at Downings GAA ground when the incident happened at about 9pm. Advertisement It is understood the girl fell awkwardly and hurt her […]
No radiologist available at LUH on one day this week
A cancer patient, the mother called on the HSE to put in place the offer of proper, long-term contracts in a bid to entice medical professionals
Doherty demands urgent answers about cardiac care at LUH
Deputy Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin Finance Spokesperson, is demanding an urgent explanation from the Minister for Health after it was revealed this week that cardiac rehabilitation services have been suspended at its unit housed at Letterkenny hospital’s St Conal’s Campus. It’s understood that the decision to close the facility was taken due to equipment failure […]
New Hospital building needs to be fire-proofed
The HSE can confirm that there are minor remedial fire proofing works to be carried out at the Medical block at Letterkenny University Hospital.
Crisis at LUH due to increased bed demand
The escalation policy has been partially invoked almost continually over the past six weeks in order to deal with increasing bed demand.
Emergency Department Delays at LUH
The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital is extremely busy today, 31 May with significant numbers of patients awaiting admission to the hospital. We apologise to patients and their families for these delays. The Full Capacity Protocol has been implemented and all efforts continue to be made to identify patients who are appropriate for […]
New €3.4m project at LUH will be complete within days
Both units are co-located to the southern end of the original 1960s building and were both significantly affected by the flood waters of July 2013.
Emergency Department for ‘real emergencies only’
“ Letterkenny University Hospital is urging the public to only come to the Emergency Department in the case of a real emergency and should contact their GP or Out of Hours service in the first instance. A statement issued by the hospital said: “The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital is extremely busy today with […]