Tag: Saolta
HSE staff fall foul of recruitment ban
A total of 18 agency staff have been let go from University Hospital Galway following a diktat to implement a ‘recruitment pause’ for three...
Parting shot fired at HSE boss
A former chairman of the HSE West Regional Health Forum has claimed the boss of the Saolta hospital group treated the body with contempt...
€1.6m security bill for violent patients at UHG
Galway City Tribune - University Hospital Galway spent almost €1.6 million providing one-on-one security for more than 5,000 violent or aggressive patients last year.
The...
New UHG Emergency Dept won’t open until 2024
The new Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway is now unlikely to open before 2024 – at the earliest; that’s despite new figures which...
Consultants blast ‘catastrophic’ waiting list for surgery
Galway City Tribune - A team of 10 consultants has described the orthopaedic surgery waiting list at Merlin Park as “catastrophic” – warning the...
UHG owed €1m in unpaid A&E fees
Cash-strapped University Hospital Galway is owed almost €1 million in unpaid Emergency Department fees.
The hospital has confirmed that when patients don’t pay bills it...