The hospitals in the Saolta University Health Care Group* are deferring all but very urgent inpatient, day surgery, diagnostics tests and outpatient appointments from today, Monday March 16th until further notice. This is to ensure that the hospital has the necessary capacity to deal with any increase in suspected and confirmed COVID 19 cases.
All hospitals in the Saolta Group are implementing visiting restrictions from this evening, Friday March 6th. The restrictions will continue into next week and will be kept under review.
These restrictions are being put in place as an infection control measure and will apply to:
Welcome to the Winter 2019 edition of the Saolta University Health Care Group newsletter. In this issue we feature Sligo University Hospital and highlight some of the developments and achievements that have been taking place there.
Click here to download a copy of the Saolta e-Newsletter Issue 41 Winter 2019
D’fhoilsigh Saolta An Grúpa Ollscoile um Chúram Sláinte torthaí an phróisis measúnaithe a rinneadh faoi na bealaí is fearr chun na seirbhísí ospidéil a fhorbairt sa todhchaí ar mhaithe le sláinte na n-othar in Iarthar agus in Iarthuaisceart na hÉireann a aithint.
The Saolta University Health Care Group today published the outcome of the options appraisal process undertaken to identify the most appropriate way to proceed with the future development of hospital services in Galway to enable the delivery of the best possible outcomes for patients across the West and North West of Ireland.
The HSE has this week published the National Winter Plan 2019-20 providing for funding of €26m nationally to support the HSE to manage the known increase in demand the health service will face over the winter months. Of this, €6.8m has been allocated to hospital and community services across the country to allow for specific local initiatives to improve patient care.
Welcome to the Autumn 2019 edition of the Saolta University Health Care Group newsletter. In this issue we feature Galway University Hospitals and highlight some of the developments and achievements that have been taking place there.
Click here to download a copy of the Saolta e-Newsletter Issue 40 Autumn 2019
Mrs Sabina Higgins has this week officially launched Saolta Arts, the new name for Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust. Mrs Higgins also formally launched Offset, a new exhibition in University Hospital Galway.
The original arts programme was established in Galway University Hospitals (University Hospital Galway and Merlin Park University Hospital) in 2003 to provide art events and activities for the hospital community.
Welcome to the Summer 2019 edition of the Saolta University Health Care Group newsletter. In this issue we feature Portiuncula University Hospital and highlight some of the developments and achievements that have been taking place there.
Click here to download a copy of the Saolta e-Newsletter Issue 39 Summer 2019
