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Reduction in overcrowding at Sligo University Hospital

Catherine Gaffney -
Reduction in overcrowding at Sligo University Hospital

The Health Minister has claimed that Sligo University Hospital has recorded a 25% reduction in overcrowding levels.

 

The figures were measured daily by the HSE.

 

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Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has indicated that there has been a significant improvement in Emergency Departments in the region.

 

According to figures released by the Department of Health, West and North West hospital Emergency Departments recorded 26% fewer patients waiting on trolleys for the first five months of the year.

 

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It means that there were 3,363 fewer patients waiting on trolleys at 8am across these hospitals compared to the same period last year.

Catherine Gaffney -