News - Sligo University Hospital
€14 million hospice project to open at Sligo Hospital this autumn
It will have 12 single bedrooms, rooms for outpatient day services, and an 11-space car park.
Feb 20, 2025 16:47
Close to 2,500 patients waiting over a year for treatment at Sligo University Hospital
Almost 2,100 are waiting for their first outpatient appointment - including 175 children.
Jan 13, 2025 13:20
INMO data shows local hospitals under severe pressure today
Nationally, 700 patients are on trolleys as of this morning with over 100 waiting for a bed in University Hospital Limerick.
Jan 7, 2025 13:06
INMO hits out at HSE for not being prepared as local hospitals under pressure
A recent report compiled by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation shows over 100 patients have been waiting on trolleys or in wards in hospitals across the region.
Jan 6, 2025 13:04
37 patients on trolleys in Portiuncula this morning
This is over double the figure of last year, where 15 were waiting on trolleys
Jan 2, 2025 12:35
First babies of 2025 born across the Shannonside region
So far, two baby girls have been safely delivered across the counties since midnight.
Jan 1, 2025 11:11
Over 2,000 people wait over 18 months for treatment at three local hospitals
And Roscommon-Galway TD Martin Daly, from Fianna Fáil, says action is needed to address the problem.
Dec 13, 2024 13:15
Fatal road crash in County Leitrim this morning
The single-vehicle collision occurred on a local road between Kinlough and Garrision, in the Derryherk area, shortly before 7am this morning.
Nov 21, 2024 15:13
Local hospitals under pressure today with number of patients on trolleys
Nationally, University Hospital Limerick has the highest number of patients on trolleys, at 120.
Nov 5, 2024 12:22
Boyle crash victim named as well known local man Tom Mulhern
The victim has been named locally as Tom Mulhern, from Ardcarne, Cootehall, Boyle, who was well known in the horse industry.
Oct 1, 2024 13:05
Gardai issue appeal over serious crash near Boyle that seriously injured pensioner
A car and a Jeep crashed on the N4 at Ardcarne at around 1.20pm.
Sep 30, 2024 19:56
Man (70s) seriously injured in crash near Boyle, as N4 reopens
A man aged in his 70s was taken to Sligo University Hospital with serious injuries.
Sep 30, 2024 18:14
Major overcrowding in Sligo University Hospital today
There are currently 40 patients waiting for a bed at the North West Hospital according to the INMO.
Aug 29, 2024 11:24
Four people hospitalised following road collision in Roscommon
Gardaí investigations are ongoing.
Jul 21, 2024 07:56Shannonside Newsletter
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