17 staff from Portiuncula University Hospital are part of the Health Voices Choir which is comprised of staff from across the Health Service. The choir have recently recorded two songs for Christmas, “Carol of the Bells” and “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”.
Representatives of Lodge 14 Galway, Lodge 948 Athenry, members of the Freemasons of Ireland donating teddies to the Emergency Department at Galway University Hospitals for staff to give to children who are anxious about being in hospital from left: Basil Fenton, Lodge 14 Galway, James Houghton, Provincial Deputy Grand Master South Connaught and Trevor McCamley, Worshipful Master, Lodge 948 Athenry with Tracy Torpey, Clinical Nurse Manager 1, Paediatric Emergency Department, Galway University
The Saolta University Health Care Group recently published the seventh Symptomatic Breast Service Annual Report, which outlined the activity of the Breast Service across the Group in 2015. Activity within the Symptomatic Breast Service across the Saolta Group continued to increase in 2015 and almost 14,000 patients attended our Breast Outpatient Departments, with almost half of these being new patients.
Roscommon Injury Unit is the new name for the Minor Injuries Unit located in the Urgent Care centre of Roscommon University Hospital.
The Roscommon Injuries Unit is one of 11 Injury Units now in place across the country.
The Roscommon Injuries Unit is located in the urgent care centre and is open 7 days a week from 8am to 8pm and can treat both adults and children aged 5 and over.
The Children’s Remembrance Day Committee at University Hospital Galway (UHG) launched their annual ‘sponsor a Christmas tree light’ on Thursday, 17 November, in the staff canteen, UHG.
The Atlantic Diabetes in Pregnancy (DIP) Research Group at Saolta University Health Care Group won two awards at the Irish Medical Times Healthcare Awards 2016 which was held in Shelbourne Hotel on 10 November.
Merlin Park University Hospital was presented with an award by Cllr Noel Larkin, Mayor of Galway City at the annual Galway City Tidy Towns and Garden Competition at an awards ceremony held recently in the Connacht Hotel under the category Public and Commercial Buildings/Civic Buildings for their recognition of people and businesses who work to improve their environment, foster civic pride and make Galway city a better place to live in, to work in and to visit.
A new playground will shortly open at the paediatric department at University Hospital Galway. The development of the playground was facilitated by funds raised by the staff of St Anthony’s and Claddagh Credit Union and Cairde Othair na Gaillimhe (Friends of Galway Patients).
