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Organ donor families fund newly refurbished family rooms at ICU in University Hospital Galway
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.
Portiuncula Hospital and CHW formally launch ‘Patient Communications Passport’
Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) and Community Healthcare West (Galway, Mayo and Roscommon) are delighted to introduce the new ‘Getting to know what matters to me’ Communication Passport for people living with dementia.
Galway Dominicans, a brief history
The Dominican Order was formally approved by Pope Honorius III in 1216, “to witness to the truth of the Christian Faith and to proclaim it at home and abroad”. St Dominic died in 1216, and in 1224 the Dominicans first came to Ireland. They came to Connacht, to Athenry, in 1241, and they finally arrived in Galway in 1488.
New communication passport to help people with dementia introduced in the west
A new initiative, designed to reduce communication barriers for people with dementia when accessing health services, has been introduced locally.
Cork degree course will help boost radiographer numbers in the west
A masters degree programme being run at University College Cork will help the Saolta University Health Care Group, which runs the public hospitals in the west and north-west of the country, boost the number of radiographers on its books.
Heart disease research challenges ‘one size fits all’ aspirin guidelines
Heart disease researchers led by a University of Galway academic who is also a Saolta consultant cardiologist have identified a group of patients in whom international guidelines on aspirin use for heart health may not apply.
8,000 patients over 70 years had to wait in excess of nine hours in ED, health forum told
More than 8,000 patients over 70 years had to wait in excess of nine hours in the emergency department (ED) of University Hospital Galway last year, it was revealed this week.
New medical pathway for home dialysis introduced at Merlin Park University Hospital
Merlin Park University Hospital has introduced a new pathway offering some dialysis patients an alternative to surgery for the insertion of catheters.
O’Donnellan & Joyce leads the commercial market in the west
The commercial market throughout Galway city and the west of Ireland has proven to be resilient throughout 2023. In the first quarter of the year, the commercial market stabilised after an unprecedented 2022 which saw some major challenges as a result of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. What began as a steady start in 2023 turned out to be one of the most active within the commercial section of O’Donnellan & Joyce in recent years, regardless of rising interest rates and market uncertainty.
