Irish writer, actor, playwright and broadcaster Joe Steve Ó Neachtain also well known for his portrayal of Peadar Ó Conghaile in the long-running soap Ros na Rún officially switched on the Christmas lights at University Hospital Galway last Sunday, 11 December.
The Conquerors kicked of the afternoon’s festivities and the boys and girls from Scoil Cathríona Renmore performed Christmas Carols.
Representatives of Lodge 14 Galway, Lodge 948 Athenry, members of the Freemasons of Ireland donating teddies to the Emergency Department at Galway University Hospitals for staff to give to children who are anxious about being in hospital from left: Basil Fenton, Lodge 14 Galway, James Houghton, Provincial Deputy Grand Master South Connaught and Trevor McCamley, Worshipful Master, Lodge 948 Athenry with Tracy Torpey, Clinical Nurse Manager 1, Paediatric Emergency Department, Galway University
The Children’s Remembrance Day Committee at University Hospital Galway (UHG) launched their annual ‘sponsor a Christmas tree light’ on Thursday, 17 November, in the staff canteen, UHG.
Merlin Park University Hospital was presented with an award by Cllr Noel Larkin, Mayor of Galway City at the annual Galway City Tidy Towns and Garden Competition at an awards ceremony held recently in the Connacht Hotel under the category Public and Commercial Buildings/Civic Buildings for their recognition of people and businesses who work to improve their environment, foster civic pride and make Galway city a better place to live in, to work in and to visit.
The Children's Remembrance Committe invite all hospital staff and friends to our Annual Golden Enrolment Mass to our deceased colleagues on Saturday November 5th 2016 at 7PM in the Staff Canteen, Nurses Home, University Hospital Galway.
Galway University Hospitals has this week implemented a Protected Mealtimes policy. This means that during breakfast from 8.15am to 9.15am, lunch from 12.15pm to 1.15pm and tea-time 5.15pm to 6.15pm all non-urgent activities on the ward will stop. This will provide patients with the opportunity to have their meals without unnecessary interruption and facilitate hospital staff to assist, encourage and monitor patients during mealtime to ensure their food intake is appropriate.
Galway University Hospital will hold its sixth annual Ecumenical Memorial Service on Thursday 20 October at 7.00 pm in the staff canteen, Nurses Home, University Hospital Galway.
The service is organised by the End of Life Care Committee. The service will be lead by Rev. Helen Freeburn, United Methodist & Presbyterian Church and the homily will be delivered by Mr. Ray Gately, Chaplain, Merlin Park University Hospital. The choir will comprise of hospital staff.
Galway University Hospitals and Saolta University Health Care Group, in collaboration with the founder of the Butterfly Scheme, Barbara Hodkinson, officially launched the ‘Butterfly Scheme’ in Galway University Hospitals on Wednesday 21 September. The Butterfly Scheme allows people with temporary confusion, memory loss and dementia to make this fact clear to hospital staff and provides staff with practical training to offer a simple, five-point, targeted response to meet their needs.
Galway University Hospitals Stoma Care Unit is holding a free public information meeting for anyone who has had stoma surgery on September 21st next at 6.30pm in the Ardilaun Hotel, Galway. Family, friends and carers are also welcome to attend.
Entitled “Living with a stoma“, the evening will focus on quality of life issues and looking at positive influences on living with a stoma.