Letterkenny University Hospital would like to apologise for the significant delays being experienced by patients who are waiting to be admitted to a bed on a ward.
The hospital continues to be impacted by COVID-19. As of 8pm last night there were 25 patients with COVID-19 being treated in hospital and four wards are closed due to outbreaks.
The following walk-in clinics are taking place in Letterkenny Vaccination Centre this week for anyone aged 40 and over who is eligible for a booster vaccine. There is no appointment needed.
Letterkenny Vaccination Centre, Letterkenny Business Park, F92 FP83
The first walk-in vaccination clinics for booster doses for people aged 50 to 59 will take place this weekend in the Letterkenny Vaccination Centre, which has relocated to the Letterkenny Business Park, Ballyraine F92 FP83.
Letterkenny Walk-in Clinic for Booster Vaccine for those aged 50 to 59
The Letterkenny vaccination centre has moved from the Kilmacrennan Road to a new location in Building 1b, Letterkenny Business Park, Ballyraine, Letterkenny, F92 FP83. The new centre is on the N56 link road (beside the Post Office Depot) and will have signage from the approach roads.
The new centre is bigger and has greater capacity to support the rollout of the booster programme for the people of Donegal.
This weekend the Letterkenny Vaccination Centre on the Kilmacrennan Road will be holding walk-in booster vaccination clinics at specific times for healthcare workers and people aged 60 to 69 who have reached an interval of at least 152 days since their second dose vaccine. People in these two groups that received the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine can also get their booster at the walk-in clinic this weekend if they have an interval of at least 3 months since their vaccination.