The Children's Remembrance Committee celebrated the official opening of the newly designed "Garden of Remembrance" which is now situated near the rear of the Paediatric Unit at University Hospital Galway.
The Garden features include a beautiful sculpture entitled the Children of Lir, which was commissioned by Galway artist John Behan. It also includes a water feature and a cherry blossom tree, which was planted as a sapling in the original garden in 1997.
The Irish Heart Foundation has awarded Aramark’s Food Services team at Mayo General Hospital’s Main Restaurant with the Happy Heart at Work Healthy Eating Award. The team received this award in recognition of their efforts in providing a range of healthy food choices for customers.
Nicola Lavin (Glynn), a Medical Scientist at Galway University Hospitals is one of the brainchildren behind a new and novel social fundraising campaign. Many believe will go viral online and become the next "Ice Bucket Challenge".
The Friends of Letterkenny General Hospital recently presented Letterkenny General Hospital with a cheque for €750,000. This money is being provided by the Friends of Letterkenny General Hospital to facilitate the development of an Interventional Suite at the radiology department in Letterkenny hospital.
Due to Consultant staff shortages, a number of Rheumatology Outpatient clinics in GUH are being postponed during the months of July and August 2015. The hospital apologises and regrets any inconvenience this may cause to patients and their families. New appointments will be rescheduled as soon as possible. Urgent patients however will continue to be seen. Clinics in Sligo/Manorhamilton will continue as normal.
Galway University Hospitals Stoma Care Unit is holding a free public information meeting for anyone who has had stoma surgery - family, friends & carers are also welcome to attend. Entitled “Living with a stoma “, the evening will focus on quality of life issues and looking at positive influences on living with a stoma.
As part of ‘World Heart Rhythm Awareness Week’ Croí in collaboration with the Saolta University Health Care Group, Roscommon Hospital held a FREE Pulse Check screening events in the main entrance lobby of the hospital on 12th June 2015.
Many people with Atrial Fibrillation do not have any symptoms, and as a result are unaware of it. If undiagnosed, Atrial Fibrillation can lead to serious complications such as stroke and heart failure.
In conjunction the Irish Haemochromatosis Association (IHA), the Medical Day Services Unit at Roscommon Hospital hosted a Haemochromatosis Awareness Day on 3rd June 2015. Haemochromatosis is a genetic condition which causes people to absorb too much iron, resulting in an iron overload which can have serious consequences if not treated. Early diagnosis and treatment of this condition prevents organ damage.
Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe has recently been reaccredited under a World Health Organisation (WHO) / United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Initiative which is given to organisations who provide high levels of infant feeding care, with a particular emphasis on breastfeeding. Portiuncula Hospital was the first organisation in Ireland to achieve this Accreditation in 2004.
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.
