‘Fampyra - My Story’ an exhibition by artist Seamus Burke was launched on the arts corridor of UHG today, Tuesday, April 05 by Mags Ryan, Community Development worker with the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The exhibition will be on display in the arts corridor until Monday 18 April.
Sligo University Hospital is requesting that visitors do not attend at the hospital due to the presence of Norovirus (vomiting bug) in a number of wards in the hospital.
The hospital is seeking the co-operation of the general public in preventing the spread of this infection through adherence to the following measures:
Dermatology Nurse Specialists from Sligo University Hospital have launched 'Generation SunSmart', a sun safety programme being rolled out to children in Co. Sligo. This will see 4,000 primary school children across Co. Sligo educated on being Sun Smart. The programme is being led by Dermatology Nurse Specialist, Selene Daly, who will travel to all primary schools in Sligo between April and June to teach the children the 5 S’s of Sun Safety.
Marian Keane and Maureen Fitzhenry, Tiernakill, Maam present cheque for €127,000 to Cystic Fibrosis Galway. The late Andy Brown kindly donated this generous sum of €127,000 from the proceeds of the sale of his house in Cong in memory of his late grand niece Stephanie Keane and grand nephew Thomas Keane.
COPE Galway Community Catering, in partnership with Galway University Hospitals launched “Good food and healthy eating advice for older people living independently” booklet. The purpose of the booklet is to raise awareness about the risks of malnutrition in older people, offer useful tips and recipes for healthy eating, and provide information about the benefits and availability of Meals on Wheels in Galway.
Staff from across the Saolta University Health Care Group who have successfully completed a Quality Improvement Programme were presented with their certificates at an awards ceremony in Merlin Park University Hospital on 4th March by HIQA. The programme is jointly run by HIQA and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).
The family of the late Mary McGuckin, Shantalla have generously donated €1,120 to the Intensive Care Comfort Fund, University Hospital Galway. Mary who was a patient of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), UHG, sadly passed away last July and in recognition of the excellent support and care Mary received during her time in ICU, Mary’s family and friends organised the first annual Mary McGuckin Memorial Swim which took place on 01 January.
University Hospital Galway (UHG) are the first to play host to an inspiring exhibition that will be touring Ireland over the coming months, having received national attention earlier last year. ‘Out the Other Side: Stories of Breast Cancer Survival’ is a collection of individual stories and photographs of Irish women who have survived breast cancer. The exhibition was developed to offer encouragement to other breast cancer survivors and women living with the disease in Ireland.
The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital is extremely busy today and as a result has seen an increase in the number of patients waiting for admission. This time of year is traditionally a busy period for hospitals and brings an anticipated increase in activity in Emergency Departments around the country.
Visiting restrictions continue to remain in place at Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar due to a number of patients displaying symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting caused by Norovirus, commonly known as the winter vomiting bug. To help curtail the spread of Norovirus, Mayo University Hospital is appealing to the public to adhere strictly to visiting restrictions and hygiene guidelines and help stop the spread of the virus to vulnerable patients.
