Health care staff across Sligo are being vaccinated this week in the newly established Vaccination Centre in Knocknarea Arena in Sligo IT. Health care staff from Sligo University Hospital, Community staff in CHO 1 and staff from agencies funded by the HSE such as the North West Hospice are being provided with their COVID 19 vaccine at the IT from this week.
At the end of last year the Heart Failure Service developed by Portiuncula University Hospital and Galway Primary Care introduced virtual heart failure clinics for GPs in East Galway to discuss treatment plans and improve patient care. Once a week up to six GPs can discuss individual patient symptoms and treatment with the Heart Failure Team, on a one to one basis, via video conference.
The Social Work Department at Galway University Hospitals are inviting family and friends of patients in the hospital to email a letter, photo which will be printed, popped into an envelope and delivered to their loved one in hospital.
Portiuncula University Hospital holds a Ceremony of Remembrance on the first Monday in February for parents and their families who have experienced bereavement through the death of a child or who have lost a baby through miscarriage, still birth or neonatal death.
In early January all but very urgent and time critical inpatient and day surgery was curtailed across the hospitals* in the Saolta group. In light of very significant pressure in the hospitals caused by COVID-19 and high community infection rates, it is now necessary to continue the current restrictions to ensure patient safety and wellbeing. The deferrals are in place for a further two week period and will be kept under review.
Mar gheall ar meadú tapa ar rátaí ionfhabhtaithe COVID-19 i nGaillimh, tá FSS ag obair i gcomhair leis an nGarda Síochána agus leis an Rialtas Áitiúil chun iarraidh ar an bpobal fanacht ar an airdeall agus cosc a chur le scaipeadh an víris sa bpobal.
Due to a rapid increase in COVID-19 infection rates in Galway, the HSE has joined with An Garda Síochána and Local Government to appeal to the public to stay vigilant and halt the spread of the virus in the community.
The three principle agencies have come together to highlight the gravity of the public health risk in Galway where there is a tenfold increase in COVID-19 daily infection rate compared to the first wave.
It has been an extremely busy weekend at Letterkenny University Hospital. Throughout the weekend there has been a large number of patients presenting with suspect or confirmed COVID 19, many of whom required admission to the hospital.
