The Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy has shortlisted the X-Ray Department at Roscommon University Hospital for the 2018 Medray Radiography Department of the Year Award.
The Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy have shortlisted three Departments at Galway University Hospitals for the 2018 Medray Awards. The X-ray Departments at University Hospital Galway and Merlin Park University Hospital were both short-listed for the X-ray Department of the Year and the Radiotherapy Department at UHG was short-listed for Radiotherapy Department of the year.
Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust named as part of 2018 GSK Ireland IMPACT Awards shortlist. The GSK IMPACT Awards programme recognises and rewards Ireland’s “unsung healthcare heroes” who make a real difference to health and wellbeing in their locality. Five winners will receive €10,000 funding each, while five runner-up charities receive €2,000 each.
Last month, following completion of an in-depth accreditation checklist and site assessment, the Endoscopy Department at Sligo University Hospital was successfully awarded accreditation through the UK based accreditation programme for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy known as the Joint Advisory Group or JAG.
The JAG accreditation is regarded as one of the most innovative in the healthcare sector and focuses on a model of care which is patient-centred and work force based.
Mayo University Hospital in collaboration with the founder of the Butterfly Scheme, Barbara Hodkinson, officially launched the ‘Butterfly Scheme’ in Mayo University Hospital today, Tuesday, 04 September. The Butterfly Scheme allows people with temporary confusion, memory loss and dementia to make this fact clear to hospital staff and provides staff with practical training to offer a simple, five-point, targeted response to meet their needs.
‘Blackrock at sunset’ by Clint Coen is on display in University Hospital Galway (UHG) as part of ‘Passages’ a hospital staff arts initiative by the Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust which introduced art workshops and art installations to the seven hospitals within the Saolta University Health Care Group.
Galway University Hospitals End of Life Care Committee is holding their ninth annual Ecumenical Memorial Service on Thursday, 13 September at 7.00 pm in the staff canteen, Nurses Home, University Hospital Galway.
Mrs Gail Clarke and her husband Peter from Glenamaddy, Co Galway recently presented a cheque for €2,285.00 to the Oncology patient comfort fund, University Hospital Galway.
Ms Carmel Diver and Mrs Agnes Diver from Milford, County Donegal, presented a cheque for €3,000 to Ms Catherine Dowling, Consultant Urological Surgeon at University Hospital Galway in memory of their father and husband John Diver who had been a patient at the hospital under the care of Ms Dowling.
The money was raised through a charity clay pigeon shoot organised by Mulroy Clay Pigeon club in Milford; John founded and ran the club very successfully until he got sick.
