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Hospital under pressure with record 194 patients in A&E

written by Staff Writer March 14, 2023
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The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital is under significant pressure today with a record 194 patients attending the Emergency Department in the last 24 hours.

The high number of people attending who need to be admitted for ongoing treatment means that there is pressure on bed availability.

This is resulting in significant delays being experienced by patients in the Emergency Department who are waiting for a bed to become available on a ward.

The hospital is also treating ten patients with COVID-19 and four patients with Influenza A.

A spokesperson said “All available beds are in use. Every effort is being made to discharge patients who are ready to go home so that beds will become available for patients who need to be admitted, at the earliest opportunity.

“The hospital acknowledges that these delays are very difficult for patients and their families and apologises for the inconvenience and distress these delays cause.

“The hospital is committed to treating everyone who presents at the Emergency Department; people who are seriously injured or ill are assessed and treated as a priority and those who do not require urgent care may be waiting longer.

“We continue to request that people only attend the Emergency Department at the hospital if it is an emergency situation. We ask that people attend their GP or out of hours service in the first instance if at all possible.”

Hospital under pressure with record 194 patients in A&E was last modified: March 14th, 2023 by Staff Writer
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