Management at Sligo University Hospital are reminding the public that patients attending outpatient appointments at the hospital to enter the hospital via the temporary main entrance which is currently located on the Mall side of the hospital.
We Need you to Continue to Adhere to the Public Health Guidelines - an important Message from the HSE’s Crisis Management Team in Community Healthcare Area 1 and Acute Hospitals - Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Sligo and Leitrim
While visiting restrictions remain in place at Sligo University Hospital due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital is very aware of the impact that this has on patients and their families, friends and neighbours.
University Hospital Galway (UHG) has introduced a new video call system known as ICU FamilyLink which will enable contact between families, patients and the clinical teams providing care. This is particularly important as currently visitors are not permitted in the hospital, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A number of changes in how patients access Sligo University Hospital were put in place this week. This is to ensure that patients who need to attend the hospital can do so safely during the current COVID-19 public health emergency.
Since Monday (06 April), the main entrance of the hospital has moved from the current location at the front of the hospital, to the Outpatient Department Entrance on the Mall Road. This entrance will be open from 8am to 9pm every day.
A number of changes in how patients access Sligo University Hospital will be in place from Monday, April 6th. This is to ensure that patients who need to attend the hospital can do so safely during the current COVID-19 public health emergency.
The Adult Cystic Fibrosis Team at University Hospital Galway is using online video conferencing to replace face-to-face outpatient appointments during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Management at Letterkenny University Hospital is reminding the public that strict visiting restrictions remain in place across the hospital in an effort to protect vulnerable patients and health care staff. Across the hospital visiting is only allowed in end of life circumstances and following discussion with the nursing manger on duty.
In the maternity department, patients are not allowed visitors other than in the following circumstances:
Galway University Hospitals would like to remind the public that all inpatient and day cases remain cancelled at the hospital apart from urgent, time critical procedures. Outpatient clinics are also currently cancelled with a very limited number of exceptions. Patients whose procedures or appointments are going ahead are being contacted directly by telephone and advised to attend.
The hospitals in the Saolta University Health Care Group* are deferring all but very urgent inpatient, day surgery, diagnostics tests and outpatient appointments from today, Monday March 16th until further notice. This is to ensure that the hospital has the necessary capacity to deal with any increase in suspected and confirmed COVID 19 cases.
