For the second day running Sligo University Hospital finds itself in the unwanted position of being in the top three of hospitals with patients on trolleys and waiting for a hospital beds.
According to the latest INMO figures there are currently 31 people waiting on a bed on a bed at Sligo University Hospital which has resulted in them standing joint third in the Country with South Tipperary General Hospital which also has 31 people waiting on a bed.
There are 10 people waiting on a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital while the worst hospitals in the Country are T Cork University Hospital with 51 followed by University Hospital Limerick where there are 36 people waiting on a hospital bed.
Fianna Fáil Sligo/Leitrim TD Eamon Scanlon says there is extra strain being put on the resources at Sligo University Hospital due to cut backs in home help resources and step down facilities.
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