Portiuncula University Hospital’s Frailty at the Front Door Service was introduced to provide a holistic assessment and intervention to patients over 75 presenting with frailty to the Emergency Department (ED).
Joanna Mitchell from Loughrea in County Galway recently donated a cheque for €1,540 to the Cardiology Department at Portiuncula University Hospital. Joanna ran the Great Limerick Run half marathon and raised funds for the Cardiology Department through a Go Fund Me fundraiser.
Portiuncula University Hospital is delighted to announce that it will be celebrating 80 years of delivering healthcare to Ballinasloe and the surrounding areas this year. As part of that celebration, the hospital will hold a special mass on Thursday, 20 April at 3pm in Gullanes Hotel, Ballinasloe.
"We are delighted to be celebrating this momentous milestone," said James Keane, Hospital Manager.
Sheol Ospidéal Ollscoile Portiuncula an aip réaltachta fhíorúil ‘Little Journey’ chun cabhrú le leanaí idir 3 agus 12 bliana d’aois, ullmhú le haghaidh máinliachta agus chun nach mbeidh siad imníoch faoi thréimhse a chaitheamh san ospidéal.
Is féidir leis na leanaí cuairt a thabhairt ar an ospidéal uilig le cabhair na haipe‘Little Journey’ radharc chomh maith le eolas úsáideach a fháil faoi ainéistéiseolaíocht atá in oiriúint d’aois an linbh.
Portiuncula University Hospital has launched the ‘Little Journey’ virtual reality app to help children between the ages of 3 and 12, to prepare for surgery and allay their anxiety in advance of their hospital stay.
The ‘Little Journey’ app provides 360 degree views of all the areas the children will visit at the hospital as well as useful information about anaesthesiology tailored to the age of the child.