A former Orthopaedic Surgeon at Letterkenny University Hospital says the more that surgical services are contracted out to private hospitals, the more of a risk there is that the hospital will be downgraded.
Peter O’Rourke says the more surgical services are scaled back, the more of a threat there is to the hospital’s future.
Speaking on today’s Nine til Noon Show, Mr O’Rourke said he fears that the situation may be very different 25 years from now………