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In 2023 University Hospital Galway opened a new radiation oncology unit marking the largest infrastructure development in the history of the hospital. The 8,000sqm radiotherapy centre cost €70.7 million to build and commission and contains new technology which increases significantly the ability to accurately target and treat tumours.
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The hospital, which was commissioned as a tuberculosis sanitarium, was designed by Norman White. [2] It was built on the site of Merlin Park House, a late Georgian property, and opened in 1953. [3] In October 2018, it was reported that a 200-bed elective-only facility would be built at the hospital. [4]
The grouping of hospitals was announced by Ireland's then Minister for Health, Dr. James Reilly, T.D., in May 2013, as part of a restructure of Irish public hospitals and a goal of delivering better patient care. [1] The Group was given responsibility for the following hospitals: [1] [2] University Hospital Galway; Letterkenny University Hospital
In July 2014 a number of serious hygiene issues were raised during an unscheduled inspection of the hospital by Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). These issues concerned the management of blood monitoring equipment at the hospital, and inspectors found blood-stained sticky tape on a window sill beside a patient's bed, as well as failure to dispose of used blood sampling equipment.
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The hospital was founded by surgeons Joseph Sheehan and Jimmy Sheehan, who had established the Blackrock Clinic in Dublin. [2] It was built at a cost of €100 million and opened in June 2004. [3] It brought radiation therapy, cardiac surgery and PET/CT scanning to the west of Ireland for the first time. [3]
The Group is headed by a Chief Executive, who is accountable to the National Director for Acute Services in the Health Service Executive, [4] and is responsibility for delivering inpatient care, emergency care, maternity services, outpatient care and diagnostic services at its designated hospitals. [4]