Saolta University Health Care Group publish 2014 Cancer Centre Annual Report

The Saolta University Health Care Group have published its 2014 Cancer Centre Annual Report. This Report outlines details of the comprehensive programme of cancer care delivered to people of the West and North West across the hospitals in the Saolta University Health Care Group.
 
The Annual Report demonstrates the large volume of inpatient, outpatient, and day-case services delivered in hospitals the Saolta Group, across a spectrum of cancer specialties.   The numbers of people being seen and treated for cancer across the hospitals delivering cancer services in the Saolta Hospital Group continue to increase significantly. Across the Group in 2014, there were 21,379 episodes of inpatient care for cancer patients  – this figure refers to both the number of patients treated in hospital for cancer and the number of times they were treated in hospital. There were also increases in the number of patients attending cancer related outpatient clinics across the Group and an increase in the number of patients receiving both chemotherapy and radiotherapy. 
 
The report is available at http://www.saolta.ie/content/cancer-centre-annual-report-2014
 
Pictured are: Professor Kevin Barry, Charlie Meehan, General Manager, Mayo University Hospital; Dr John Killeen; Maurice Power, CEO, Saolta University Health Care Group; An Taoiseach Enda Kenny; Dr Jim Browne, President, NUI Galway and Professor Michael Keirns.