Galway Clinic

Galway Clinic
Geography
Location	Galway, Ireland
Organisation
Funding	Private
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	126
History
Founded	2004
Links
Website	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.

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:

• Radiotherapy
• Open Heart Surgery
• PET/CT imaging
• Robotic assisted surgery
• Eye Laser Surgery

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" (PDF). The Galway Clinic. Fujitsu Company. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
4. "Departments: Galway Clinic". Galway Clinic. Galway Clinic Doughiska Limited. Retrieved 11 May 2012.