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RONAN FAGAN AND MARY O’CONNOR

A business case for the development of an elective hospital in Galway will be made before the end of the year, it emerged after a high level meeting last evening.

Hospital, Community Healthcare West Executive Officers, Director of Public Health in Mayo, Chief Executives of the Local Authorities in the region and the Chief Superintendents of An Garda Síochána, this week urged the public to follow the public health advice to help prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Independent councillor Micael Kilcoyne has called on the Saolta Hospital Group to address the reasons why the number of coronavirus cases in Mayo is higher than that found in Galway.

by mary O’Connor

A community based alcohol treatment service for Galway is about to be reintroduced, following the securing of €470,000 in funding, a newly published HSE service plan has revealed.

UHG is set to get new laboratories, an IT room, and a refurbished mortuary, while the Brothers of Charity will be able to provide a new home for people with a disability, following the approval of the National Service Plan of the HSE for 2020.

An increase in hospital staffing and opening hours are some of the measures being put in place by the health authority locally to deal with the expected increase in demand for services during winter.

A new family room, which has been described as a calming, supportive, space, has opened at University Hospital Galway's coronary care unit. Croí, the heart and stroke charity, recently funded the furnishing and redesign of the facility.

How can we speak coherently about Galway's health services at a time where our media's daily diet is composed of negative stories concerning Government failure to properly ensure medical care for its own citizens?