EIGHTEEN patients are currently waiting on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital. Of the 18 patients, four are waiting on a bed in the emergency department, while 14 are on wards elsewhere in the hopsital. Nationally, 560 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 423 patients are waiting in […]
Over 20 patients waiting on beds at LUH
TWENTY one patients are currently on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital. Twelve patients are waiting on beds in the emergency department, while nine patients are currently on wards elsewhere in Letterkenny University Hospital. Nationally, 643 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 516 patients are waiting in the […]
Delays accessing diagnostic tests impacting LUH gynaecology service
DELAYS in access to diagnostic tests has been raised as a risk impacting the gynaecology service at Letterkenny University Hospital, an inspection has found. A two-day inspection by Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has disclosed a lack of capacity at Saolta group level was a factor in continuing to transfer women for gynae-oncology and urogynaecology cases to Dublin. The […]
Moves to ease pressures on Oncology clinic
SAOLTA’S Chief Operations Officer has said she acknowledges the impact the current significant capacity deficit in the Haematology Oncology Day Unit at Letterkenny University Hospital is having on patients. Ann Cosgrove said the deficiency has resulted from a combination of a reduction in treatment chair capacity from 13 to 11 in order to maintain social distancing in the context of […]
Hospital had second worst March on record
THE number of people waiting for beds in Letterkenny hospital last month was the second highest March figure since records began. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) said nationally the level of overcrowding in some hospitals was “out of control” and could not be allowed to continue into the summer. The INMO launched its ‘Trolley […]
Elective surgeries postponed as LUH ‘extremely busy’
SOME elective surgeries at Letterkenny Univeristy Hospital have been postponed due to high numbers of people attending and lack of bed availability. Monday saw 167 attendances at the Emergency Department with over 150 attending yesterday March 30th. As of 9am this morning there are 34 patients awaiting a bed in ED with high attendances continuing this […]
Hospital’s emergency department records busiest day
PEOPLE attending Letterkenny University Hospital are being warned that it remains extremely busy today with long wait times at the emergency department. The department saw a record number of attendances yesterday (Monday) with 203 people through the door. A spokesperson for hospital group Saolta said, “The hospital is advising that patients who attend the emergency […]
Letterkenny University Hospital ‘under significant pressure’
The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital is under significant pressure today with high attendances and long waiting times. Yesterday 154 people attended the Emergency Department. The high number of people attending who need to be admitted for ongoing treatment means that there is pressure on bed availability. Advertisement This is resulting in significant delays […]
Eighteen people on trolleys at LUH
There are currently 18 people awaiting beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning. Eleven of the patients are in the emergency department while seven are on wards elsewhere in the hospital. Nationally, 532 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 403 patients are waiting in the emergency department, […]
Saolta paid €400,000 to consultancy firm
A consultancy firm hired to facilitate workshops between Saolta management and staff at Letterkenny University Hospital was paid more than €400,000 for its services. Ernst & Young spent five months last year working on the project in a bid to improve communication channels between the two bodies. For every week it spent working on the issue the London-headquartered firm received almost €20,000. […]