The programme of events for Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture will undergo a "significant contraction" in response to the coronavirus pandemic
The board of...
Galway's public hospitals are deferring all but very urgent appointments from today while they deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The Saolta Hospital Group is...
Galway 2020 has announced that it is either postponing or cancelling many upcoming events to help limit the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
The government...
Overcrowding at the Emergency Department at UHG and elsewhere has plummeted in the week that has seen the COVID-19 coronavirus continue to spread.
Hospitals around...
Visiting restrictions have been put in place at all of Galway's public hospitals this evening for the purpose of infection control.
The Saolta Healthcare Group...
Full Capacity Protocol has been enacted at University Hospital Galway today amidst extreme overcrowding at the A&E.
People are being encouraged to avoid coming to...
Concerns have been raised that multiple roles at Portiuncula Hospital recommended by an independent report are still unfilled after almost two years.
The Walker Report,...
Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe is dealing with extremely heavy overcrowding today with 29 patients on trolleys.
Not only is Portiuncula far more overcrowded than University...
An employee at Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) took home a Saolta Staff Recognition Award at a recent awards ceremony.
Christie Costello, who has been working...
Extra winter funding of €647,000 has been allocated by the HSE for healthcare services in the west of Ireland.
The HSE's Winter Plan 2019-2020 published...
Galway University Hospitals won Saolta Staff Recognition Awards in three categories at a ceremony in Mayo on Friday evening.
The Maternity Department won the ‘Award...
Staff at Advant Medical, a medical devices manufacturer based in Parkmore, recently proudly raised €1,150 to support the Pediatric Unit at UHG.
Kevin Connolly of...
The newly refurbished and redesigned Croí Family Room for the Coronary Care Unit at University Hospital Galway has officially been opened.
Croí, the Heart and...
Galway University Hospitals has continued to expand its surgical staff with the appointment of Dr Paul Carroll, Consultant Oesophagogastric and General Surgeon.
Dr Carroll has...
Professor Timothy O'Brien from NUI Galway has received the prestigious Mayo Clinic award for his contributions to the field of medicine.
The Mayo Clinic in...
UHG is the second most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today once again with 46 patients on trolleys.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's Trolley/Ward Watch...
