The Government is under pressure to establish a surgical hub in Donegal Town which would cater for patients in Sligo and Letterkenny.
The two acute hospitals in the North West have a combined 40,000 in-patients annually – only Cork University Hospital would have more in-patients than this.
It’s thought that the hub would have far-reaching benefits for the region, including reducing waiting times for patients awaiting surgical procedures and attracting and retaining consultant to Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals.
Donegal Sinn Fein TD Padraig MacLochlainn says it’s inconceivable that the North West wouldn’t have a such a facility while other counties would:
