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Long wait times at the Emergency Department in Letterkenny University Hospital

Letterkenny University Hospital would like to apologise for the significant delays being experienced by patients who are waiting to be admitted to a bed on a ward.

The hospital continues to be impacted by COVID-19. As of 8pm last night there were 25 patients with COVID-19 being treated in hospital and four wards are closed due to outbreaks.

Call the Midwife: Applications open for nurses to move into Midwifery

The Saolta University Health Care Group is calling on all nurses who are interested in a move into Midwifery.

Registered nurses interested in training to be a Midwife can now apply for the Higher Diploma in Midwifery, HSE Sponsorship and Recruitment Programme.

The Higher Diploma in Midwifery is a full time 18-month programme delivered in University Hospital Galway and NUI Galway.

Long wait times at the Emergency Department in University Hospital Galway

University Hospital Galway would like to apologise for the significant delays being experienced by patients who are waiting to be admitted to a bed on a ward. There are currently 70 patients on trolleys in the Emergency Department, Acute Surgical Assessment Unit and Acute Medical Unit.

Access to visiting in Saolta Group Hospitals

Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the community, access to visitors is now being limited to exceptional circumstances and compassionate grounds only in the following Saolta Group hospitals: 

Saolta e-Newsletter Issue 48 Winter 2021

Welcome to the Winter 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.

Click here to download a copy of the Saolta e-Newsletter Issue 48 Winter 2021.

Lighting up of the Christmas tree at UHG

Irish country singer and Galway native Mike Denver officially switched on the Christmas lights at University Hospital Galway on 12 December with the Conquerors kicking off the afternoon’s festivities.

Online booking for COVID-19 booster vaccine appointments opens for Mayo

The Mayo Vaccination Centre at Breaffy House Resort is one of the first in the country to offer online booking for booster vaccine appointments. Anyone who is eligible for a booster dose may go to hse.ie and select one of six vaccination centres around the country, including Breaffy, and then pick an appointment time that suits.

The online booking is currently available for Breaffy House Resort for appointments tomorrow, Thursday 23 December from 8am until 6pm.

Walk-in Clinics for a Booster Vaccine for anyone aged 40 and over this week at the Breaffy House Resort Vaccination Centre

The following walk-in clinics are taking place in the Breaffy House Resort Vaccination Centre this week for anyone aged 40 and over who is eligible for a booster vaccine. There is no appointment needed.

Walk-in Clinics for those aged 40 and over:

Walk-in Clinics for a Booster Vaccine for anyone aged 40 and over this week at Letterkenny Vaccination Centre

The following walk-in clinics are taking place in Letterkenny Vaccination Centre this week for anyone aged 40 and over who is eligible for a booster vaccine. There is no appointment needed.

Letterkenny Vaccination Centre, Letterkenny Business Park, F92 FP83

Walk-in Clinics for a Booster Vaccine for anyone aged 40 and over this week at Sligo and Carrick on Shannon Vaccination Centres

The following walk-in clinics are taking place in the Sligo and Carrick on Shannon Vaccination Centres this week for anyone aged 40 and over who is eligible for a booster vaccine. There is no appointment needed:

Sligo Racecourse Vaccination Centre

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