The HSE West and North West – University of Galway Cancer Network is delighted to announce that it has been accredited by the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI).
The Cardiothoracic team at University Hospital Galway have won a HSE Excellence Award for their project ‘Minimally Invasive Vessel Harvesting for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts’ in the Innovation in Service Delivery Category on 28th November 2024.
The Irish Heart Foundation has awarded the Bronze Happy Heart Award to Our Lady’s Hospital, Manorhamilton in recognition of the ongoing work at the hospital to promote healthy eating in the workplace.
The aim of the awards program is to assist workplace restaurants to adopt healthier cooking practices and provide healthier food choices.
The Children’s Remembrance Day Committee at University Hospital Galway (UHG) has launched its annual ‘Sponsor a Christmas Tree Light’ 2024. The sale of the lights was officially launched by Santa Claus.
A light can be sponsored on the Christmas tree at University Hospital Galway in memory of the deceased or as a gift to a loved one. These lights give families an opportunity to remember their loved ones in a special way over the festive season.
University Hospital Galway is the first hospital in the country to use a new biological aortic heart valve, putting it at the forefront of valvular heart surgery.
Surgical aortic valve replacement is a surgical procedure in which a diseased aortic valve is removed and replaced with a new tissue-based or mechanical valve. This takes over the original valve’s function to enable oxygen-rich blood to flow efficiently out of the heart.
Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) proudly hosted a significant event on Wednesday, 13 November celebrating 20 year development and impact of Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) and Advanced Midwife Practitioner (AMP) positions in Donegal.
A Menu of Poems will be distributed this November throughout various Irish hospital wards, waiting rooms, and other healthcare settings for patients, staff, and visitors to enjoy.
Roscommon University Hospital will hold a Memorial Mass on Thursday, 21 November at 7.30pm in the Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon in memory of those who died in the hospital between 2020 and 2022. The Mass will also remember those people who were brought to Roscommon University Hospital after they had passed away in the community.
The Mass aims to provide a space to support families in the grief they are experiencing, in a respectful and empathetic way.
