Galway Clinic

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Galway Clinic
Geography
Location Galway, Ireland
Organisation
Funding Private
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 126
History
Founded 2004
Links
Website http://www.galwayclinic.com/

The Galway Clinic is a private hospital in Galway, Ireland.[1] The hospital is the site of the first private emergency department in the west of Ireland.[citation needed]

Overview

The Galway Clinic opened its doors in June 2004.[2] One of its main aims was to improve local cancer care services. The Galway Clinic claims to have introduced the following to the west of Ireland:

The hospital has 146 beds and 36 consultant suites.[3] It consists of the following clinical departments:[4]

  • 6 state of the art operating theatres
  • 2 day surgery theatres
  • 8 bed intensive-care unit
  • Cardiac Cath Lab & Angio Day Unit
  • Accident & Emergency (ER)
  • Chest Pain Unit
  • Same Day Surgery Unit also called Day Care
  • Physiotherapy Department
  • Radiology Department: MRI, CT, PET/CT, Mammography etc.
  • Endoscopy
  • Colorectal Screening
  • Gastric Ph Monitoring
  • DEXA scanning for Osteoperosis Laboratory
  • Pharmacy & Cytotoxic unit
  • Oncology Department
  • Radiotherapy - IMRT, IGRT
  • Orthopaedic and Sports Therapy
  • Health Screening

References

  1. ↑ Neeraj Shahane (23 August 2011). "Private Hospitals Have Better Services for Patients" (Article). Top News. Top News Network. Retrieved 11 May 2012. 
  2. ↑ "About: The Galway Clinic". Galway Clinic. Galway Clinic Doughiska Limited. Retrieved 11 May 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Case Study: The Galway Clinic". The Galway Clinic. Fujitsu Company. Retrieved 11 May 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Departments: Galway Clinic". Galway Clinic. Galway Clinic Doughiska Limited. Retrieved 11 May 2012. 

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