University College Hospital Galway
| University Hospital Galway | |
| Health Service Executive | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Galway City, Republic of Ireland |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | NUI Galway |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 708 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.guh.hse.ie |
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University College Hospital Galway or UCHG (formerly known as Galway Regional Hospital) is the main acute hospital in Galway in the Republic of Ireland. It is a tertiary referral centre for a range of specialities including Oncology, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology.
[edit] Services
It is one of the major academic teaching hospitals in Ireland and is attached to National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG). The Emergency Department at UHG is the regional centre for accident and emergency services in the Health Service Executive West. It treats on average 65,000 patients per annum. In-patient services include internal medicine, general surgery, breast surgery, geriatric assessment, infectious diseases, psychiatry, emergency Medicine, intensive-care medicine, cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, dermatology, gastroenterology, haematology, nephrology, neurology, oncology, palliative medicine, respiratory medicine, rheumatology, gastrointestinal surgery, colorectal surgery, maxillofacial surgery, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, otorhinolaryngology, vascular surgery, urology, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, anaesthesia, clinical pharmacology, radiology, and radiotherapy.
[edit] Development
A major capital development programme, costing in excess of 100m has recently been completed. This development includes Radiotherapy, Intensive care unit, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery. There is also a range of minor capital developments supporting specialities such as Endocrinology, Ophthalmology and Oncology.
Coordinates: 53°16′34″N 9°03′54″W / 53.276°N 9.065°W
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