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Letterkenny University Hospital

Letterkenny University Hospital is an acute general and maternity hospital delivering a patient-centred, quality-driven focused service and a wide range of diagnostic and support services. LGH is a teaching hospital with links to the National University of Ireland Galway, the Royal College of Surgeons and the Letterkenny Institute of Technology. Undergraduate Nurse, Midwifery, and AHP training and clinical placements are also provided at the hospital along with post graduate Medical and Nursing education.

Main Phone Number: +353 (0)74 9125888

Visiting times are:

  • 2.30pm to 4pm
  • 6.30pm to 8.30pm
     

Maternity Unit

For a virtual tour of the Maternity Unit in Letterkenny University Hospital click here: https://youtu.be/weyWRRYqXkw 
 

 

Letterkenny University Hospital’s Text Reminder Service

Posted: March 27, 2019

Letterkenny University Hospital has introduced a text reminder service for patients who have outpatient appointments at the hospital. From this week the text reminders will be rolled out to all outpatient clinics on a phased basis.

Letterkenny University Hospital addressing sustainability issues in 2019

Posted: February 22, 2019

The Sustainability Team at Letterkenny University Hospital will be focusing on training staff, providing advice and introducing a number of initiatives to reduce the hospital’s impact on the environment in 2019.

Each month there will be a different sustainability focus at the hospital under four themes: waste prevention, water conservation, sustainable transport and energy efficiency.

Cheque Presentation to Féileacáin

Posted: February 1, 2019

Claire and Jamsie Donnelly, from Killygordon, presenting a cheque for €8,500 at Letterkenny University Hospital to Mairie Cregan, Chairperson and founding member of Féileacáin.

The money was the proceeds of a charity tractor run in memory of their baby Evanne. Also in photo are Marian Doogan, Assistant Director of Midwifery and Evelyn Smith, Director of Midwifery at Letterkenny University Hospital. The funds raised will be used in the local area.

New Bereavement Room for Parents in the Maternity Unit of Letterkenny University Hospital

Posted: January 23, 2019

Letterkenny University Hospital opened a new bereavement room in the Maternity Unit at the hospital, on Thursday 17 January. The room will be known as the Butterfly Room, taking inspiration from Féileacáin, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Association of Ireland.

Letterkenny University Hospital using healthcare technology to enable better and safer patient care

Posted: January 15, 2019

Over the past 3 years, two new technology projects led by nursing and midwifery staff at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) have been piloted and introduced.

Last month, the HSE’s National Nursing and Midwifery Services Director, Mary Wynne, visited Letterkenny to meet with the staff involved to acknowledge how nurses and midwives in the North West are embracing technology to enable better and safer patient care.

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