Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

For the sixth time since last October, I am raising the issue of the number of people waiting at Sligo University Hospital. There are 56 today. Sligo University Hospital is always in the top four or five hospitals in terms of the number of patients waiting. It has a capacity of 359 beds. Compare that with Limerick hospital, which is always the worst in class. The number of patients waiting on beds as a percentage of bed capacity in Limerick is 13%. In Sligo, it is 16%. This is consistently the case. While some progress has been made around a community hub, I am calling for urgent intervention this winter.

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