A plan for a short-term unit that would provide 50 extra beds at Sligo University Hospital has been submitted to the Department of Health.
It's the second time such a plan has been submitted to the Department.
Just last week, Consultant in Emergency Medicine Dr. Fergal Hickey said more beds are urgently needed.
Mayor of Sligo, Rosaleen O'Grady has been selected as the new Chair of the HSE Health Forum for the West.
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She says even though such a modular unit would not be ready by this winter - it's still needs to be funded without delay:
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