News - Sligo University Hospital
![Hospitals facing overcrowding across the region today](https://img.resized.co/shannonside-ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvaW1nLnNoYW5ub25zaWRlLmllXFxcL3Byb2RcXFwvdXBsb2Fkc1xcXC9zbGlnby1ob3NwaXRhbC1lZC1zZWNvbmQtbW9zdC1idXN5LWluLXRoZS1jb3VudHJ5LXRvZGF5LndlYnBcIixcIndpZHRoXCI6Nzk1LFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6NTMwLFwiZGVmYXVsdFwiOlwiaHR0cHM6XFxcL1xcXC9pbWFnZXMudW5zcGxhc2guY29tXFxcL3Bob3RvLTE1ODYzMzk5NDk5MTYtM2U5NDU3YmVmNmQzXCIsXCJvcHRpb25zXCI6e1wib3V0cHV0XCI6XCJ3ZWJwXCJ9fSIsImhhc2giOiI1YjQ1YzBjZDk0YWFkYjhlZGMyMWFkY2I4Nzc3OWQ0ZDE4ZWM2Y2ZlIn0=/hospitals-facing-overcrowding-across-the-region-today.webp)
Hospitals facing overcrowding across the region today
Sligo University Hospital and the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar are among the busiest facilities in the country.
Nov 9, 2023 10:56![Upgrade works on ED at Sligo Hospital begin](https://img.resized.co/shannonside-ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvaW1nLnNoYW5ub25zaWRlLmllXFxcL3Byb2RcXFwvdXBsb2Fkc1xcXC90dkpDbDYyZC1zbGlnb2VkLnBuZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjo3OTUsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjo1MzAsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy51bnNwbGFzaC5jb21cXFwvcGhvdG8tMTU4NjMzOTk0OTkxNi0zZTk0NTdiZWY2ZDNcIixcIm9wdGlvbnNcIjp7XCJvdXRwdXRcIjpcIndlYnBcIn19IiwiaGFzaCI6ImViNWFiMDAwYTk1OTc5NDBjZWY0MWNiNTUzZTg2OGNhNDg0NjI2ZjUifQ==/upgrade-works-on-ed-at-sligo-hospital-begin.png)
Upgrade works on ED at Sligo Hospital begin
The capacity of the emergency department is set to be increased and the works are due to take 2 weeks to complete.
Aug 16, 2023 13:28![120 patients on trolleys in local hospitals this morning](https://img.resized.co/shannonside-ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltZy5zaGFubm9uc2lkZS5pZVxcXC9wcm9kXFxcL3VwbG9hZHNcXFwvc2l0ZXNcXFwvMTFcXFwvdHJvbGxleXMtMTAyNHg1NzYuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjc5NSxcImhlaWdodFwiOjUzMCxcImRlZmF1bHRcIjpcImh0dHBzOlxcXC9cXFwvaW1hZ2VzLnVuc3BsYXNoLmNvbVxcXC9waG90by0xNTg2MzM5OTQ5OTE2LTNlOTQ1N2JlZjZkM1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOntcIm91dHB1dFwiOlwid2VicFwifX0iLCJoYXNoIjoiNTAzNjM0YjY5NTM3YzNlMjQ5MjNkYmJlYzk3Y2FkMzUxZGFhMjg3NyJ9/120-patients-on-trolleys-in-local-hospitals-this-morning.jpg)
120 patients on trolleys in local hospitals this morning
Galway University Hospital has the second highest figure nationally at 61,
Aug 8, 2023 10:28![Woman who died in Carrick on Shannon boat fire named](https://img.resized.co/shannonside-ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvaW1nLnNoYW5ub25zaWRlLmllXFxcL3Byb2RcXFwvdXBsb2Fkc1xcXC9kZWlyZHJlZmlubi5qcGdcIixcIndpZHRoXCI6Nzk1LFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6NTMwLFwiZGVmYXVsdFwiOlwiaHR0cHM6XFxcL1xcXC9pbWFnZXMudW5zcGxhc2guY29tXFxcL3Bob3RvLTE1ODYzMzk5NDk5MTYtM2U5NDU3YmVmNmQzXCIsXCJvcHRpb25zXCI6e1wib3V0cHV0XCI6XCJ3ZWJwXCJ9fSIsImhhc2giOiIwNGE0MzA4MjdlMTNkYjI0MTFkZjQ3OTg2YzgxN2M5OTc4ODAxNmZiIn0=/woman-who-died-in-carrick-on-shannon-boat-fire-named.jpg)
Woman who died in Carrick on Shannon boat fire named
Deirdre Finn was an off-duty member of An Garda Siochána and was attached to Dun Laoghaire Station in Dublin.
Aug 8, 2023 07:08![Close to 90 people waiting at local Emergency Departments](https://img.resized.co/shannonside-ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltZy5zaGFubm9uc2lkZS5pZVxcXC9wcm9kXFxcL3VwbG9hZHNcXFwvc2l0ZXNcXFwvMTFcXFwvdHJvbGxleXMtMTAyNHg1NzYuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjc5NSxcImhlaWdodFwiOjUzMCxcImRlZmF1bHRcIjpcImh0dHBzOlxcXC9cXFwvaW1hZ2VzLnVuc3BsYXNoLmNvbVxcXC9waG90by0xNTg2MzM5OTQ5OTE2LTNlOTQ1N2JlZjZkM1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOntcIm91dHB1dFwiOlwid2VicFwifX0iLCJoYXNoIjoiNTAzNjM0YjY5NTM3YzNlMjQ5MjNkYmJlYzk3Y2FkMzUxZGFhMjg3NyJ9/close-to-90-people-waiting-at-local-emergency-departments.jpg)
Close to 90 people waiting at local Emergency Departments
Sligo University Hospital currently holds the highest number of patients waiting locally in Emergency Departments, with 36 people on trolleys or waiting in wards.
Aug 3, 2023 12:10![Over 1,500 patients on trolleys in local hospitals so far this year](https://img.resized.co/shannonside-ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltZy5zaGFubm9uc2lkZS5pZVxcXC9wcm9kXFxcL3VwbG9hZHNcXFwvc2l0ZXNcXFwvMTFcXFwvdHJvbGxleXMtMTAyNHg1NzYuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjc5NSxcImhlaWdodFwiOjUzMCxcImRlZmF1bHRcIjpcImh0dHBzOlxcXC9cXFwvaW1hZ2VzLnVuc3BsYXNoLmNvbVxcXC9waG90by0xNTg2MzM5OTQ5OTE2LTNlOTQ1N2JlZjZkM1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOntcIm91dHB1dFwiOlwid2VicFwifX0iLCJoYXNoIjoiNTAzNjM0YjY5NTM3YzNlMjQ5MjNkYmJlYzk3Y2FkMzUxZGFhMjg3NyJ9/over-1-500-patients-on-trolleys-in-local-hospitals-so-far-this-year.jpg)
Over 1,500 patients on trolleys in local hospitals so far this year
Nationally, 72-thousand 391 people have gone without a bed in Irish hospitals in 2023.
Aug 1, 2023 09:23![Motorsport Ireland begin investigation into fatal Sligo Rally crash](https://img.resized.co/shannonside-ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvaW1nLnNoYW5ub25zaWRlLmllXFxcL3Byb2RcXFwvdXBsb2Fkc1xcXC8wVmNCWjBxdy1HYXJkYS1Sb2FkLUNsb3NlZC1NYXktMjAyMS5qcGdcIixcIndpZHRoXCI6Nzk1LFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6NTMwLFwiZGVmYXVsdFwiOlwiaHR0cHM6XFxcL1xcXC9pbWFnZXMudW5zcGxhc2guY29tXFxcL3Bob3RvLTE1ODYzMzk5NDk5MTYtM2U5NDU3YmVmNmQzXCIsXCJvcHRpb25zXCI6e1wib3V0cHV0XCI6XCJ3ZWJwXCJ9fSIsImhhc2giOiI5N2M5ODNkZDlmZjA5MTdhNWFjZWFkZmViNTlmNTEwNTdkOGY5M2QxIn0=/motorsport-ireland-begin-investigation-into-fatal-sligo-rally-crash.jpg)
Motorsport Ireland begin investigation into fatal Sligo Rally crash
Gardai are asking that footage of this collision is not shared across social media or messaging apps.
Jul 17, 2023 07:10![Over 80 people in Roscommon waiting on cataract surgery](https://img.resized.co/shannonside-ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvaW1nLnNoYW5ub25zaWRlLmllXFxcL3Byb2RcXFwvdXBsb2Fkc1xcXC9jYXRhcmFjdC1zdXJnZXJ5LmpwZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjo3OTUsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjo1MzAsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy51bnNwbGFzaC5jb21cXFwvcGhvdG8tMTU4NjMzOTk0OTkxNi0zZTk0NTdiZWY2ZDNcIixcIm9wdGlvbnNcIjp7XCJvdXRwdXRcIjpcIndlYnBcIn19IiwiaGFzaCI6IjNhOGVmYmMxNmJjMjE1N2M1NGU5NjI3M2Y5ZGIyNjkzZmEyZjFlZGQifQ==/over-80-people-in-roscommon-waiting-on-cataract-surgery.jpg)
Over 80 people in Roscommon waiting on cataract surgery
The issue of waiting lists for cataract surgery has seen special buses arrange din various parts of the country in recent years to bring people to Northern Ireland to get the procedure done
Jun 29, 2023 08:47![Over €16 million allocated to Sligo Hospital in capital plan](https://img.resized.co/shannonside-ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvaW1nLnNoYW5ub25zaWRlLmllXFxcL3Byb2RcXFwvdXBsb2Fkc1xcXC90dkpDbDYyZC1zbGlnb2VkLnBuZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjo3OTUsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjo1MzAsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy51bnNwbGFzaC5jb21cXFwvcGhvdG8tMTU4NjMzOTk0OTkxNi0zZTk0NTdiZWY2ZDNcIixcIm9wdGlvbnNcIjp7XCJvdXRwdXRcIjpcIndlYnBcIn19IiwiaGFzaCI6ImViNWFiMDAwYTk1OTc5NDBjZWY0MWNiNTUzZTg2OGNhNDg0NjI2ZjUifQ==/over-amp-euro-16-million-allocated-to-sligo-hospital-in-capital-plan.png)
Over €16 million allocated to Sligo Hospital in capital plan
Nationally over there's a €1 billion Investment in Health and Social Care Infrastructure.
May 29, 2023 13:19![12 percent of elderly patients waited over 24 hours at Sligo ED last month](https://img.resized.co/shannonside-ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvaW1nLnNoYW5ub25zaWRlLmllXFxcL3Byb2RcXFwvdXBsb2Fkc1xcXC90dkpDbDYyZC1zbGlnb2VkLnBuZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjo3OTUsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjo1MzAsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy51bnNwbGFzaC5jb21cXFwvcGhvdG8tMTU4NjMzOTk0OTkxNi0zZTk0NTdiZWY2ZDNcIixcIm9wdGlvbnNcIjp7XCJvdXRwdXRcIjpcIndlYnBcIn19IiwiaGFzaCI6ImViNWFiMDAwYTk1OTc5NDBjZWY0MWNiNTUzZTg2OGNhNDg0NjI2ZjUifQ==/12-percent-of-elderly-patients-waited-over-24-hours-at-sligo-ed-last-month.png)
12 percent of elderly patients waited over 24 hours at Sligo ED last month
The majority of those attending the Sligo ED were seen within the first day, with 9 percent waiting on trolleys or in the ward over 24 hours.
May 24, 2023 13:33Shannonside Newsletter
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