Galway University Hospitals comprise of University Hospital Galway (UHG), a model 4 tertiary referral centre, and Merlin Park Hospital, a model 2 hospital, both located in the city of Galway.
A number of significant projects have been completed in UHG in recent years. These include the Clinical Research Facility, the upgrade of the Maternity Unit and the CF out-patient department.
In addition, major developments currently underway include construction of a 75 bedded Clinical Ward Block and an Adult Acute Mental Health Unit. Planned developments include a Radiation Oncology Project, new Blood and Tissue laboratory facilities and replacement of the current cardiac catheterisation laboratories, CT Radiotherapy and Radiology facilities.
It is expected that the 75 bed ward block at UHG will be handed over to the Hospital at the end of October or early November 2016. Commissioning of the block will then take a number of weeks, with the expectation that the building will be ready for use in Quarter One 2017 as outlined in the HSE National Service Plan 2016.
Under the Winter Initiative 2015, 30 new beds opened in UHG in early 2016 to alleviate overcrowding in the Emergency Department. Further the Programme for a Partnership Government states that a new ED is currently being designed with a view to funding for construction being provided as part of the 2017 Capital Plan Review.
