Galway University Hospitals is delighted to announce that work is underway on the new Adult Cystic Out Patient Department.
Once complete, the Adult CF OPD will have sufficient capacity, design features and specification to allow for best practices in Cystic Fibrosis treatment.
The new build will minimise cross infection and enable the Merlin Park University Hospital CF multidisciplinary professional team to provide long-term, recurrent support for ambulatory patients.
A new “one stop shop” for patients with asthma and COPD has opened its doors in the Moycullen Primary Care Centre, Co Galway.
This clinic ensures that patients can access a consultant, a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Physiotherapist and Respiratory Physiologist and receive a diagnosis all on the same visit.
University Hospital Galway is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak affecting multiple wards, there are currently 28 patients with COVID-19 in the hospital and five wards are impacted by COVID-19 outbreaks.
A generous donation of over €5,000 was recently presented to the Patient Comfort Fund, Claddagh ward at University Hospital Galway (UHG) in memory of the late Darragh Frain from Renmore.
Paddy Browne, a native of County Galway and eHealth Director of Nursing at Saolta University Health Care Group, who donated part of his liver to daughter Sadhbh is encouraging everyone and particularly organ recipients to live their best life.
University Hospital Galway welcomes the publication by Health Information Quality Authority (HIQA) of its report into the inspection of the Emergency Department (ED) in the hospital. An unannounced inspection was carried out at the ED in UHG on 16 February 2023, the focus of which was to monitor compliance with the National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare.
A unique breastfeeding clinic designed to support mothers who are having difficulty breastfeeding has won two Irish Healthcare Centre Awards. The ‘Well Baby Breastfeeding Clinic’ in Galway won Best Community Outpatient Initiative of the year and Clinical Team of the year at an awards ceremony in May.
The very talented staff of Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) hosted a variety show at An Grianán Theatre over two nights on May 19th and 20th. The concert brought together the best of LUH’s actors, musicians, performers, singers and dancers for a night of entertainment and laughs. The famous LUH choir led by renowned choral director Veronica Mc Carron opened and closed the concert.
Tá Ospidéal na hOllscoile Gaillimh (OOG) ar an gcéad ionad in Éirinn a thug isteach taiscéalaí blocála néaróige a úsáideann nítrigin leachtach chun néaroga a reo agus chun pian tar éis máinliachta a laghdú.
Seachadann an taiscéalaí blocála CryoNerve nítrigin leachtach ag teocht timpeall -190 céim ó bharr an fhearais le linn máinliacht ionrach.
