Patients in the West of Ireland are accessing medical care from home as part of a virtual healthcare initiative being rolled out by Galway University Hospitals in collaboration with Community Healthcare West.
While the patients remain under the care of their treating doctors and medical team this new programme allows them to receive monitoring of their ongoing care from home.
A study carried out by doctors at University Hospital Galway (UHG) has revealed the changing presentation of trauma patients, with a doubling of cases and older patient profile emerging over the course of a decade.
Based on critical care data from UHG, the study looked at the characteristics of trauma patients, the nature of their injuries and trends in mortality rates over a 10 year period.
Le bliain anuas, sheachain 476 othar scothaosta i réigiún na Gaillimhe turais gan ghá chuig an Roinn Éigeandála a bhuíochas d’an tseirbhís Pathfinder.
Is clár náisiúnta FnaSS é Pathfinder a bhfuil sé mar aidhm acu freastal ar an RÉ do dhaoine scothaosta a íoslaghdú. Seoladh an tseirbhís i nGaillimh i mí an Mheithimh 2023.
University Hospital Galway (UHG) has become the first hospital in Ireland to introduce a new device designed to help patients suffering with heart failure better monitor their fluid levels in the body. Galway woman, Sheila Concannon from Spiddal, was the first patient in Ireland to be fitted with this early warning sensor which alerts medics to the patient’s condition worsening.
Galway University Hospitals (GUH) and the Saolta University Health Care Group are pleased to announce further progress in the delivery of the major capital projects planned for GUH.
To manage delivery and timelines for the required infrastructure a formal project board has been established. The board is now finalising a master plan for the Galway city campus which will enhance the delivery of essential health care services for our population.
Two family rooms in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in University Hospital Galway (UHG) have recently been refurbished for use by families who have loved ones receiving treatment in the unit. The refurbishment of these rooms are credited to two Organ Donor families in memory of their loved ones. The Kenny family from Loughrea and the Ó Brádaigh family from Oranmore have supported these projects through their generous fundraising efforts in the past and present.
A UNIVERSITY student who was supported on her cancer journey with specialist services for teenagers and young adults has praised the supports on offer.
In 2022, nine cases of neonatal subgaleal haemorrhage occurred in University Hospital Galway and were reported to the Saolta Group Women’s and Children’s management team.
While this increase was well within the reported range in the international literature, the management team decided to undertake an audit of the cases in order to provide insights into trends, root causes, and potential areas of improvement.
