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Overcrowding crisis continues at Sligo hospital

Jul 13, 2023 13:04 By Shannonside News
Overcrowding crisis continues at Sligo hospital
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The hospital is one of the worst effected in the entire country when it comes to continuous overcrowding issues

Sligo hospital continues to suffer serious overcrowding today with 38 people waiting to be admitted to beds there.

24 people were being accommodated on trolleys in the Emergency Department this morning according to figures issued by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, while 14 people were on trolleys in various wards.

Other hospitals in the Shannonside Northern Sound region have low numbers of people waiting for admission today.

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Eight people are on trolleys at Mullingar hospital today, with 6 in Cavan, and 5 at Portiuncula hospital in Ballinasloe.

Three people are waiting on trolleys at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Drogheda.

 

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