News - Hospitals
Over 150 new beds announced for hospitals in Shannonside region
The new beds are part of the national Acute Inpatient Bed Capacity Expansion plan which will bring 3,352 new beds according to the Minister for Health.
May 30, 2024 13:51
Local hospitals under pressure following busy Bank Holiday weekend
Nationally, there were 683 patients waiting on trolleys with the INMO describing the 'predictable' Bank Holiday surge as 'incredibly dangerous'.
Feb 6, 2024 13:44
Local hospitals dealing with severe overcrowding today
There are sixteen patients waiting on trolleys at Portiuncula Hospital and 32 waiting for a bed in Sligo.
Jan 30, 2024 12:21
Sligo University Hospital fourth busiest in the country for 2023
Nationally, almost 123,000 people were left of a hospital trolley last year.
Jan 2, 2024 17:13
Ballinasloe Emergency Department under severe pressure today
Nationally, Limerick University Hospital is facing 112 people in their ED this morning.
Jan 2, 2024 14:03
Sligo and Mullingar Hospitals two of the busiest in the country
According to the latest INMO figures, there are 14 people currently waiting in the Emergency Department in Sligo and 26 people waiting for a bed overall. Mullingar has 12 patients in its Emergency Department.
Oct 13, 2023 12:45
Unnecessary deaths more likely due to long trolley wait times in hospitals
5,210 patients have been without a bed in Irish hospitals since the beginning of September.
Sep 17, 2023 09:30
Sligo Hospital ED second most busy in the country today
Sligo Univeristy Hospital is the worst affected with 50 people waiting for a hospital bed whilst Portiuncla Hospital in Ballinasloe has 29 people waiting in it's ED.
Sep 11, 2023 18:21
Local hospital trolley figures surpass 2022 total in August
Sligo University Hospital recorded 720 people waiting for a hospital bed last year, with 737 waiting this year so far.
Sep 1, 2023 07:19
Severe overcrowding at Sligo Emergency Department today
Sligo University Hospital is the second busiest ED in the country today.
Aug 28, 2023 11:24
HSE paying agency staff billions instead of fixing retention crisis - Local TD
Over 5 thousand patients in the Shannonside Northern Sound region left emergency departments without being seen in the first half of this year.
Aug 24, 2023 15:12
Over 5,000 patients left local A&E care unseen so far this year
Between January and May of this year a total of 5,172 patients left local hospitals before their treatment was finished.
Aug 22, 2023 13:43
Patients refusing admission to local hospitals for fear of long waiting times
Martin Daly has warned that some people who should be in hospital are instead being treated at home or in other settings.
Aug 9, 2023 13:20
Reprieve for local Emergency Departments as attendance drops following record highs
Today's INMO Trolley watch figures show just 43 people waiting for beds across the country compared to over 100 patients at the end of June.
Jul 6, 2023 11:16Shannonside Newsletter
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