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 […]
Provision of pregnancy terminations to begin at LUH
Letterkenny University Hospital will see the provision of termination of pregnancy services from Monday.
Minister hails ‘extremely positive’ hospital meetings
Donegal Minister Charlie McConalogue has said the hospital meetings attended by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly in Letterkenny on Friday were extremely positive. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, who accompanied Minister Donnelly during his meetings with GPs, consultants, and Letterkenny University Hospital management and staff, said: “After receiving letters from the consultants at […]
Over €4m spent on private ambulances
by Louise Doyle LETTERKENNY University Hospital has incurred costs of more than €4 million on private ambulances in the last three years. Figures provided to the Donegal News from the HSE show €4,391, 293 was incurred in the hiring of private ambulances in 2021, 2022 and up to September of this year. Advertisement A breakdown of the costs incurred by LUH in […]
Health Minister urged to listen to those at LUH
by Louise Doyle HEALTH Minister Stephen Donnelly has been urged to “pay very close attention” to what he is told when he meets with GPs and consultants in Letterkenny University Hospital this morning. The health minister has been told that Letterkenny University Hospital is underfunded by €45 million. Advertisement The facility is receiving 25 per cent less […]
Work starts on new €59m community nursing unit
by Louise Doyle WORKS on the construction of the new €59m 110-bed community nursing unit in Letterkenny is underway. Plant equipment arrived on the site of the unit on the Kilmacrennan Road, close to Letterkenny University Hospital, on Tuesday. Advertisement Local contractors, Boyle Construction are behind the state-of-the-art unit, which will comprise a community nursing unit/hospital totalling […]