A team from the Maternity Department at University Hospital Galway won the Midwifery Led Project at the recent Irish Healthcare Centre Awards for their quality improvement project on preventing hypothermia in newborn babies admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This quality improvement project has resulted in a reduction in the number of babies who have to be admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and an increase in breastfeeding rates by 9%.
Players from the All Ireland winning Camogie Team and the Chairperson of Galway Camogie visited University Hospital Galway yesterday (Monday 07 October) to launch the staff flu vaccine campaign.
In recognition of International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Day, University Hospital Galway will hold a candle lighting memorial ceremony on Sunday 13 October at 3.30pm in the hospital canteen in the nurse’s home at University Hospital Galway (UHG).
The first autonomous Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Vodafone connected Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) drone delivery of prescription medication and collection of patient blood sample for diabetes care
Galway University Hospitals End of Life Care Committee will hold their annual Ecumenical Memorial Service on Thursday, 12 September at 7.00 pm in the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill.
Mr Patrick Cahalan and his wife Caroline from Roscrea, Co Tipperary recently presented a very generous cheque for €14,510 to the Cancer Services Patient Comfort Fund at University Hospital Galway (UHG). The money was raised by carrying out a sponsored climb of Carrauntoohil with family and friends.
University Hospital Galway (UHG) has purchased two twin cots for the Neonatal Unit using funds donated by parents and members of the local community.
Dr Johannes Letshwiti, Consultant Neonatologist at the hospital said, “We are delighted to have twin cots in our Neonatal Unit. For the babies who are suited to spending time in the twin cots, they can continue to experience the close proximity to their baby sister or brother that they had before birth.
Mary Quigley, Clinical Nurse Specialist at University Hospital Galway explains, “For some people, surgery that involves having a stoma can appear to be a daunting experience. I’d like to let everyone know that after the surgery, the majority of people can return to regular activities and routines with only small adjustments.
University Hospital Galway has recently implemented the Red Tray initiative to ensure that patients who may need additional assistance and support from staff at mealtimes are clearly identified as their meals are served on red trays.
Martina Cleary from Glenamaddy visited UHG this week to present a cheque for €4,250 to the Oncology Unit. Martina was a patient in the Oncology Unit in 2012 and has been generously supporting the unit ever since. The money was raised at a County Music Night in April, the fifth Country Music Night that Martina and her dad Joe Cunniffe have arranged, raising over €21,000 in total for the unit since 2013.
