Roscommon Hospital in partnership with the Brothers of Charity Services, Roscommon, recently launched a Hospital Passport which is used to support people with a communication difficulty or intellectual disability when they come to hospital.
Daniel McGlynn, Ross Doyle and Colm Hally presented a cheque for €1,726 to the Paediatric Unit at Galway University Hospitals on behalf of the Law and Engineering Societies at NUI Galway.
The funds were raised by the Societies at a “Suit Up” day in conjunction with Carbon nightclub where the students wore suits for a day.
At the cheque presentation, from left: Daniel McGlynn; Elaine Conmy, Staff Nurse; Colm Hally; Aoife Ryan, Staff Nurse; and Ross Doyle.
Roscommon Hospital is introducing a smoke free campus policy on Monday 06 January 2014.
From this date it will no longer be possible to smoke anywhere on the hospital grounds, for example entrances, doorways, walkways, internal roads, car parks, cars, bicycle shelters etc.
Arlene Lowe and Catherine Collins presented a cheque for €2,040 to the staff of the Special Care Baby Unit and Children’s ward at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe recently.
The funds were raised by a group of 17 Athlone mums who took part in the mini marathon in June. Many of the mums have children who had been treated at the hospital in the past.
Elaine Prendergast, General Manager, Roscommon Hospital with staff from the Urgent Care Centre (UCC) with the new information leaflet on the UCC which has been distributed throughout the County at GP surgeries, pharmacies, banks, credit unions, local GAA centres, churches and schools.
The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, turned the first sod on the site of a new day care and outpatient Cystic Fibrosis facility for adults and children at Mayo General Hospital as part of an official visit to the hospital today, Monday 16 December 2013.
The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, officially opened a newly refurbished and extended Renal Dialysis Unit (RDU) at Mayo General Hospital as part of an official visit to the hospital today, Monday 16 December 2013.
Art@work is the annual exhibition organised by Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust that showcases art produced by the staff of Galway University Hospitals. The exhibition will be on view at the Arts Corridor of University Hospital Galway for colleagues, staff, patients and visitors to enjoy until January 29.
The West / North West Hospitals Group hosted the first Western Cancer Centre Conference at GUH today, Friday 13 December.
The conference brought together speakers from the National Agencies – the National Cancer Control Programme, the National Cancer Registry and the ESRI – along with experts in radiation oncology, haematology, colorectal/breast/lunch and prostate screening to discuss key issues and the development of cancer services in the West.
