Galway University Hospitals has successfully piloted an Emergency Department avoidance programme, which has the potential to significantly reduce ED attendances and save hospital bed days.
The programme sees GPs refer patients to a virtual navigational hub which in turn streams them to the most appropriate care pathways.
Patients in the West of Ireland are accessing medical care from home as part of a virtual healthcare initiative being rolled out by Galway University Hospitals in collaboration with Community Healthcare West.
While the patients remain under the care of their treating doctors and medical team this new programme allows them to receive monitoring of their ongoing care from home.
Mayo University Hospital would like to advise all patients, staff and visitors that from 19 August, it will further reinforce its 'Smoke Free Campus' policy to emphasise its dedication to a healthy environment and illustrate the hospital's ongoing journey to being a smoke and vape-free campus.
At the Annual General Meeting of the Regional Health Forum West on Tuesday 16 July, the following members were elected to the positions of Chair and Vice Chair of the Regional Health Forum West and Regional Health Forum Committee:
Regional Health Forum West Chair - Cllr Ciaran Brogan (FF), Donegal County Council Vice Chair - Cllr Michael Kilcoyne (NP), Mayo County Council
The introduction of a Nurse-Led Urology Clinic at Roscommon University Hospital for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) has significantly enhanced patient care, reduced wait times, while also reducing the number of patients who require consultant urologist review.
Merlin Park University Hospital (MPUH) welcomes the publication by Health Information Quality Authority (HIQA) of its report of the assessment of compliance with medical exposure to ionizing radiation regulations at MPUH.
An announced inspection at MPUH was carried out at the hospital on the 20th of March 2024. Inspectors visited the DXA and general X-ray departments in MPUH.
A study carried out by doctors at University Hospital Galway (UHG) has revealed the changing presentation of trauma patients, with a doubling of cases and older patient profile emerging over the course of a decade.
Based on critical care data from UHG, the study looked at the characteristics of trauma patients, the nature of their injuries and trends in mortality rates over a 10 year period.
Le bliain anuas, sheachain 476 othar scothaosta i réigiún na Gaillimhe turais gan ghá chuig an Roinn Éigeandála a bhuíochas d’an tseirbhís Pathfinder.
Is clár náisiúnta FnaSS é Pathfinder a bhfuil sé mar aidhm acu freastal ar an RÉ do dhaoine scothaosta a íoslaghdú. Seoladh an tseirbhís i nGaillimh i mí an Mheithimh 2023.
University Hospital Galway (UHG) has become the first hospital in Ireland to introduce a new device designed to help patients suffering with heart failure better monitor their fluid levels in the body. Galway woman, Sheila Concannon from Spiddal, was the first patient in Ireland to be fitted with this early warning sensor which alerts medics to the patient’s condition worsening.
