Bon Secours Hospital, Galway

Bon Secours Hospital
Bon Secours Health System
Geography
Location Renmore, Galway, Republic of Ireland, Ireland
Organisation
Care system Private
Hospital type General
Services
Beds 90
Links
Website http://www.bonsecoursireland.org/
Lists Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland

The Bon Secours Hospital, Galway is a private hospital in County Galway, Ireland. Owned by the Roman Catholic Bon Secours Sisters, it offers healthcare to privately insured patients. It forms part of the Bon Secours Health System, the largest private healthcare network in Ireland, which includes hospitals in Cork, Dublin, and Tralee.[1][2] The hospital sees over 15,000 admissions and 10,000 day cases per year.[3]

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Services

The hospital has 90 beds, including 22 day case beds, and provides 4 operating theatres.[4] Services provided include cardiology, clinical neurophysiology, histopathology, physiotherapy, respiratory medicine, endoscopy, pharmacy, occupational therapy, and radiology.[5]

Accreditation

The hospital received Joint Commission International accreditation in 2005.[6]

Notable patients

Ninth President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins had patellar surgery at the hospital on 13 December 2011.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.bonsecoursireland.org/
  2. ^ http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/28089
  3. ^ http://www.bonsecoursireland.org/index.cfm/page/galway
  4. ^ http://www.bonsecoursireland.org/index.cfm/page/galway
  5. ^ http://www.bonsecoursireland.org/index.cfm/page/galway
  6. ^ "Joint Commission International (JCI) Accredited Organizations". Joint Commission International. http://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/JCI-Accredited-Organizations/#Ireland. Retrieved 2010-07-04. 
  7. ^ "Michael D Higgins to undergo knee surgery". RTÉ News. 11 December 2011. http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1210/higginsm.html. Retrieved 11 December 2011.