The Emergency Department (ED) at Letterkenny University Hospital has been extremely busy over the past few days with high numbers of people attending. Yesterday saw 195 attendances at the Emergency Department with 186 attending on Tuesday, May 2nd.
European Heart Failure Awareness Week occurs between 01 to 07 May. “Let’s Bump up the Pump” is a new campaign devised by the Irish Association of Heart Failure Nurses (IAHFN) to raise awareness around heart failure, with a focus on prevention, early detection and also to provide education around how to live well with this condition.
Poet Theo Dorgan selects ‘Menu of Poems’ for patients and staff of Irish hospitals for Poetry Day Ireland
To celebrate Poetry Day Ireland today (Thursday 27 April 2023), a Menu of Poems was distributed throughout Irish hospital wards, waiting rooms and other healthcare settings for patients, visitors and staff to enjoy. The poetry was selected by Poet Theo Dorgan.
Letterkenny University Hospital welcomes the publication by Health Information Quality Authority (HIQA) of its report into its inspection of three areas at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH). An announced inspection was carried out at the hospital on the 16th and 17th of November 2022. The areas assessed were the Emergency Department, Medical 2 Ward and the Gynaecology Ward.
Welcome to the Spring 2023 edition of the Saolta University Health Care Group newsletter featuring some of the developments and achievements that have been taking place in hospitals throughout the Group.
Click here to download a copy of the Saolta e-Newsletter Issue 53 Spring 2023.
Portiuncula University Hospital is delighted to announce that it will be celebrating 80 years of delivering healthcare to Ballinasloe and the surrounding areas this year. As part of that celebration, the hospital will hold a special mass on Thursday, 20 April at 3pm in Gullanes Hotel, Ballinasloe.
"We are delighted to be celebrating this momentous milestone," said James Keane, Hospital Manager.
As we look forward to the Easter weekend, our Emergency Departments continue to be extremely busy with high numbers of patients attending who require admission.
Health Services in the West and North West are asking the public to bear with us as we prioritise those in need of urgent and emergency care.
The Saolta University Health Care Group in collaboration with the National Women’s and Infants Health programme hosted a National conference titled “Quality, Patient Safety and Risk in Maternity and Gynaecology Services”.
The conference featured speakers from Saolta Women’s and Children’s MCAN (Managed Clinical and Academic Network) and from other Hospital group across the country on quality and patient safety in our Maternity services.
The Urology Department at University Hospital Galway has picked up a prestigious award at an international Urology Conference.
The European Association of Urology Nursing Conference took place in Milan, Italy last month. It saw the UHG Urology Department awarded second prize for setting up a clinical-academic partnered hybrid journal and research club.
