Galway University Hospital’s Health and Wellbeing Division recently ran a “Powering Kindness” programme at the hospital asking staff to nominate those colleagues who go above and beyond the call of duty in the course of their work. There was a fantastic response from across services in the hospital with many examples of staff going that extra step to support and facilitate both patients and their colleagues.
“Is your Finger on the Pulse?” is the question being asked by local Heart & Stroke Charity Croí, who has just launched a campaign to mark ‘World Heart Rhythm Awareness Week’ in association with the Saolta University Health Care Group supported by Boehringer Ingelheim.
Staff at Roscommon Hospital recently hosted a Coffee Morning in aid of the Join Our Boys Trust. Ms. Mary Crowley, representing the hospital, recently handed over the sum of €646.16 to the Trust, which was raised on the day through the goodwill and generosity of staff, visitors and members of the public.
A new Catering Central Production Unit (CPU) which includes kitchen and food storage facilities together with new visitor and staff canteen areas has recently opened at Letterkenny General Hospital. The hospital’s previous catering facilities were extensively damaged by flooding in July 2013.
Roscommon Hospital's Cardiac Rehabilitation Department receive €2,500 funding from the Lecarrow Benevolent Fund Committee.
The Lecarrow Benevolent Committee has presented Elaine Prendergast, General Manager Roscommon Hospital with a cheque for €2,500 for the purchase of a Krank Cycle for use in the hospital’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Department.
International Clinical Trials day was celebrated this week in University Hospital Galway. Clinical research nurses from the HRB Clinical Research facility and GUH Clinical Trials Department were available at information stand to discuss and highlight the importance of clinical trials, to provide information and answer any questions that patients had.
The Galway Teen Parents Support Programme launched its new website (www.teenparentsgalway.ie) which was developed to provide young parents in Galway city and county with information about relevant services available to them.
Roscommon Hospital has been approved funding of €7.85 million for the development of a new 20 bed Specialist Rehabilitation Unit which will be located to the rear of the existing hospital building.
The Board of the Saolta University Health Care Group today (May 12th 2015) held its fifth public meeting, which took place in Sligo. At the meeting, the Group’s Annual Report for 2014 was presented and accepted by the Board and there was a presentation by Grainne McCann, Manager Sligo Regional Hospital on the Sligo based winning projects at the recent Irish Healthcare Awards.
