During her visit to Galway University Hospitals (GUH) today, Thursday 15th May, Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill welcomed progress in the development of an ambitious masterplan for the campus which will deliver safe, person-centred healthcare into the coming decades.
University Hospital Galway Emergency Department launches AI Research Study to improve GP correspondence
University Hospital Galway’s (UHG) Emergency Department has announced the commencement of a pioneering study aimed at enhancing the efficiency and quality of GP discharge letters through artificial intelligence.
Galway University Hospitals have recently adopted advanced high-precision radiotherapy technology, eliminating the need for permanent skin marks (tattoos) for radiotherapy patients.
Galway University Hospitals (GUH) are currently looking for people to volunteer to be part of the Patient Council. The aim of the Patient Council is to work closely with staff to improve the experience patients and families of patients’ have when using the services of the hospital. It gives patients and members of the public the opportunity to become involved as active partners in Galway University Hospitals and advise hospital management on improving patient experience.
Ba é an 4 Márta, Lá Domhanda an Mhurtaill agus tá speisialtóirí sa tSeirbhís um Mhurtall in Ospidéal na hOllscoile Gaillimh i mbun feachtas feasachta ar théama na bliana seo ‘Ag athrú córas ar mhaithe le saol níos folláine’. Iarrann an feachtas ar dhaoine, páirt a ghlacadh sna hathruithe dearfacha a theastaíonn le dul i ngeic le murtall.
Tuesday 4th March is World Obesity Day and specialists in the Obesity Service, Galway University Hospitals (GUH) are raising awareness of this year’s theme; ‘Changing systems for healthier lives’. This campaign calls upon everyone to be a part of positive change needed to deal with obesity.
University Hospital Galway has become the first public hospital in the country to employ the 'Convergent Procedure', a ground-breaking approach for treating atrial fibrillation (Afib), putting it at the pinnacle of heart surgery.
Atrial fibrillation affects more than 1-2% of the population with increasing incidence in the over 65s, and if left untreated, can lead to blood clots, stoke, heart failure and other heart-relation complications.
Saolta Arts launched Art@Work 21, an exhibition by hospital staff running until the end of January. Tony Canavan, Regional Executive Officer of HSE West and North West, officially launched the exhibition on Friday, 20 December on the Art Corridor of University Hospital Galway.
The results of the National Inpatient Experience Survey, carried out in all public hospitals in Ireland in May, have been published. This is the sixth year that the survey has been carried out and was an opportunity for patients of Galway University Hospitals to describe their experiences in hospital.
