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.
Saolta Arts was honoured to host the launch of 'Circus of Circles', Aoife Cunningham's debut poetry collection at University Hospital Galway. The event, held on Wednesday 11 December, was a warm celebration of art, healing and community. Susan Millar DuMars, officially launched Circus of Circles, with music provided by Francis Edwards.
The introduction of a Modernised Care Pathway for Nurse-Led Urology Clinics at Galway and Portiuncula University Hospitals has significantly reduced waiting times for urology patients awaiting assessment for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS).
The Cardiothoracic team at University Hospital Galway have won a HSE Excellence Award for their project ‘Minimally Invasive Vessel Harvesting for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts’ in the Innovation in Service Delivery Category on 28th November 2024.
The Children’s Remembrance Day Committee at University Hospital Galway (UHG) has launched its annual ‘Sponsor a Christmas Tree Light’ 2024. The sale of the lights was officially launched by Santa Claus.
A light can be sponsored on the Christmas tree at University Hospital Galway in memory of the deceased or as a gift to a loved one. These lights give families an opportunity to remember their loved ones in a special way over the festive season.
University Hospital Galway is the first hospital in the country to use a new biological aortic heart valve, putting it at the forefront of valvular heart surgery.
Surgical aortic valve replacement is a surgical procedure in which a diseased aortic valve is removed and replaced with a new tissue-based or mechanical valve. This takes over the original valve’s function to enable oxygen-rich blood to flow efficiently out of the heart.
People living with diabetes in the West, who are benefiting from faster access to specialised care as a result of the new HSE Chronic Disease Hubs, have praised the enhancements in diabetes care as they prepare to mark World Diabetes Day on 14 November. The move away from hospital-based care means that patients have access to highly specialised clinical teams, closer to their home.
Galway University Hospitals Bereavement Support Services and the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) recently launched the ‘Galway Grief Sherpa Network’ (GGSN); a new bereavement support initiative, established to promote those organisations who provide bereavement support in Galway City and County.
University Hospital Galway (UHG) welcomes the publication by Health Information Quality Authority (HIQA) of its report into an inspection of multiple clinical areas in the hospital. An unannounced inspection was carried out by HIQA on May 8th and 9th 2024, the focus of which was to monitor compliance with the National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare.
