Health Services in County Donegal are advising on the importance of practising public health behaviours in light of the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in the North West.
Dr Anthony Breslin, Director of Public Health, HSE North West said, “Numbers are at an upward trend at the moment. People know what they have to do in terms of public health measures. They just need to keep doing it. I’d ask everyone to stay safe and be sensible.
Welcome to the Summer 2021 edition of the Saolta University Health Care Group newsletter featuring some of the developments and achievements that have been taking place in hospitals throughout the Group.
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Health Services in County Mayo are advising on the importance of practising public health behaviours in light of the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in the West.
Health Services in County Galway are advising on the importance of practising public health behaviours in light of the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in the West.
The vaccination centre at Clifden Community School commenced operations on Tuesday 06 July to support the delivery of the vaccination programme and to supplement the vaccination work being carried out by staff in the Ballybrit vaccination centre, by GPs and by community pharmacies.
In line with recent national guidance on visiting (published on hpsc.ie), the Maternity Department at University Hospital Galway is facilitating the following access for birthing partners/parents since Monday 05 July:
· Birthing partners of women in labour are welcome to attend and partners can attend a caesarean section done under regional anaesthesia. Partners will be subject to screening questions and wearing PPE.
University Hospital Galway and Portiuncula University Hospital are extremely busy today (09 July) which has resulted in pressure on bed availability in the hospitals.
We regret that patients are currently experiencing long waiting times to be admitted from the Emergency Departments to an acute bed. We know these delays are very difficult for our patients and their families.
AJ and Dylan’s Galway NICU fundraiser was organised by Jessica Galligan and Tony Moran (AJ’s parents) and Anne McLoughlin and Billy Browne (Dylan’s parents) to raise money for a family room in the Galway Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
From Monday 5th July 2021, Portiuncula University Hospital will be easing general visiting restrictions and facilitating visits to patients in the ward areas by appointment. Appointments will be staggered across all ward areas each day between 3:00pm and 4:30pm.
A new COVID-19 vaccination satellite centre in Clifden, County Galway is opening this week to serve the communities of West Galway / Connemara. The centre is located in Clifden Community School and the first vaccines will be administered from Tuesday 06 July as part of a phased opening.
Vaccination teams from Saolta University Health Care Group will be administering vaccines one or two days per week, depending on demand.
