Mayo University Hospital (MUH) welcomes the progress in developing a new two-story extension to include extension of the Emergency Department and new Acute Medical Assessment Unit (AMAU).
The extension of the Emergency Department is at Ground Floor with a new Acute Medical Assessment Unit on the first floor.
The new ED facilities will be constructed in the courtyard connecting into the existing ED. The existing ED will also undergo major refurbishment as part of the plans.
Health services in the West and North West wish to remind the public of all their care options ahead of the May Bank Holiday weekend.
HSE West and North West has plans in place across its hospital and community services to ensure patients can access the care they need in the right setting.
Additional GP out-of-hours services will operate across the region over the bank holiday.
Pharmacies are also on hand to provide support and advice throughout the long weekend.
One year after launching in Donegal, the HSE Pathfinder team have been called out to the homes of 511 older people in the region, and managed to keep 81% of patients safely at home.
Two family rooms in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in University Hospital Galway (UHG) have recently been refurbished for use by families who have loved ones receiving treatment in the unit. The refurbishment of these rooms are credited to two Organ Donor families in memory of their loved ones. The Kenny family from Loughrea and the Ó Brádaigh family from Oranmore have supported these projects through their generous fundraising efforts in the past and present.
Letterkenny University Hospital is inviting parents and their families who have experienced bereavement through the death of a child or who have lost a baby through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, still birth or neo-natal death, to a remembrance service which will take place in Conwal Parish Church in Letterkenny on April 28th.
Portiuncula University Hospital is asking people to comply with visitor restrictions on St Joseph’s ward due to a number of cases of the vomiting bug (Norovirus) on the ward.
Visitors to the affected ward will be facilitated on compassionate grounds, on an exceptional basis only. To arrange a visit on compassionate grounds, please contact the ward manager in advance.
A UNIVERSITY student who was supported on her cancer journey with specialist services for teenagers and young adults has praised the supports on offer.
In 2022, nine cases of neonatal subgaleal haemorrhage occurred in University Hospital Galway and were reported to the Saolta Group Women’s and Children’s management team.
While this increase was well within the reported range in the international literature, the management team decided to undertake an audit of the cases in order to provide insights into trends, root causes, and potential areas of improvement.
The Roscommon Frailty Intervention Team (RFIT) have received the President’s Award for the Best Poster Presentation at the annual conference of the Irish Gerontological Society as well as Best Platform Presentation at the British Geriatric Society (BGS) Autumn meeting in Glasgow.
