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The HSE is seeing an increase in people with respiratory illnesses attending emergency departments - 538 people with flu and 282 with COVID attended its EDs this week, an increase from 312 (flu) and 144 (COVID) the previous week. While our system is responding well, this increasing pressure requires all to play their part in using the right options for care.

The Frailty at the Front Door Service (FFD) in Galway University Hospitals commenced in 2021 and since then over 2,200 older patients have benefitted from targeted assessment and interventions to help them remain well at home.

Portiuncula University Hospital has officially unveiled the Dunlo Ward, a new 12 bed ward comprising of eight single en-suite rooms and two double en-suite rooms.

The Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway (UHG) was extremely busy on Tuesday with the hospital advising that patients who attended ED for routine and non-urgent treatment would experience very long waiting times.

The Saolta University Health Care Group and Galway University Hospitals has issued a statement welcoming the progress in developing a new surgical hub in Galway city - which will provide a significant uplift in surgical capacity in the western region.

Portiuncula University Hospital this week officially opened the Dunlo Ward, a new 12 bed ward comprising of eight single ensuite rooms and two double ensuite rooms.

Portiuncula Hospital’s Frailty at the Front Door Service was introduced to provide a holistic assessment and intervention to patients over 75 presenting with frailty to the Emergency Department (ED).

Local Fine Gael Senator Aisling Dolan has welcomed Government confirmation of substantial funding for the upgrade of services and facilities at Portiucnula University Hospital in Ballinasloe.

Many of us get back to playing our favourite sports again in the summer months.

A TD has described as completely unacceptable the turning away of a teenage boy, who had severed part of his finger in an accident, from Galway University Hospital (GUH) because overnight emergency surgery was not available and, crucially, because there were no trolleys available.