Concerns are growing in relation to overcrowding at Sligo University Hospital, with questions being raised about how patient privacy and safety are maintained while wards operate above capacity.

 

The hospital recorded almost 48,000 Emergency Department attendances in 2025 - a five per cent rise, though trolley numbers have fallen by 6 per cent last year and by a further 17 per cent in January.

 

Management says extra measures are in place to reduce pressure, including seven-day consultant cover and more community beds as well as a new 42-bed extension planned by 2027.

 

 

Concerns are growing in relation to overcrowding at Sligo University Hospital, with questions being raised about how patient privacy and safety are maintained while wards operate above capacity.
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The hospital recorded almost 48,000 Emergency Department attendances in 2025 - a five per cent rise, though trolley numbers have fallen by 6 per cent last year and by a further 17 per cent in January.
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Management says extra measures are in place to reduce pressure, including seven-day consultant cover and more community beds as well as a new 42-bed extension planned by 2027.
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