Health services in county Galway are under significant pressure with increasing rates of flu in the community. Today, we are treating 60 patients with flu across Galway University Hospitals and Portiuncula University Hospital with a particularly high number of older people and children attending the ED with symptoms. 363 people in Galway were confirmed on laboratory testing with flu since the start of this flu season, including 175 last week.
A group of health and social care professionals at Galway University Hospitals (GUH) will be holding a virtual Career’s Evening for secondary school students on Thursday, 11 December from 6pm. The event will be hosted on the Microsoft Teams platform via https://teams.live.com/free and join the meeting using meeting ID: 338 411 167 795 60 and Passcode: Tc3HK3Ta
HSE West and North West has called on all eligible people in Galway to get vaccinated against flu immediately. Data shows that the total cases notified to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) nationally have more than doubled, showing that flu cases are surging within communities. The number of people presenting to hospital with flu is increasing and this is putting pressure on already busy healthcare services.
The Children’s Remembrance Day Committee at University Hospital Galway (UHG) has launched its annual ‘Sponsor a Christmas Tree Light’ 2025. The sale of the lights was officially launched by Mr Tom Kenny from Kenny’s Bookshop in Galway.
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.
The Radiotherapy Department at University Hospital Galway (UHG) recently hosted a Big Pink Breakfast to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) raising an incredible €2,736 in support of the Irish Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer Services.
This generous contribution will make a real difference to patients and families affected by breast cancer. The funds raised for the Irish Cancer Society are equivalent to:
The Maternity Department at University Hospital Galway (UHG) in collaboration with Galway Library Services is delighted to announce the launch of “Start Now” a new, parent-focused initiative aimed at promoting early literacy and strengthening the bond between parent and child from the very beginning.
Tá Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte (FSS) ag leathnú cúram do dhaoine atá ina gcónaí i bpobail iargúlta agus ar na hoileáin le sraith clinicí for-rochtana atá ar siúl i gceantair thuaithe i nGaillimh agus ar na hoileáin amach ón gcósta i rith an tsamhraidh.
HSE services are expanding care for people living in remote and island communities with a number of outreach clinics taking place in rural Galway and the offshore islands over the summer.
A team of specialist geriatric practitioners are bringing care closer to home by visiting older people in their community, including outreach clinics on the Aran Islands. An important part of this service, in a Gaeltacht area, is the delivery of healthcare through the Irish language.
A powerful new art exhibition, Healing in Colour, was officially launched on Wednesday, September 10 at University Hospital Galway by Mayor of Galway City, Cllr. Mike Cubbard. The exhibition showcases a deeply moving collection of artworks created through a series of participatory art workshops held in hospital and community settings across Galway City. Patients and visitors can view the artwork on the Arts Corridor in UHG until November 28th.
Tá fearas cinn réaltachta fíorúla (VR) do pháistí, ar a dtugtar Smileyscope tugtha isteach ag ionad péidiatrach Ospidéal Choláiste na hÉireann, Gaillimh le gairid. Tugann an teicneolaiocht nua seo tús áite d’ionbhá, nuálaíocht agus do bharr feabhais sa chúram sláinte péidiatrach.
