A Ballinasloe hospital’s radiology department is the only such facility outside Dublin to have been shortlisted for a prestigious award.
The radiology department at Portiuncula University Hospital has been shortlisted for the 2016 MEDRAY Award.
The Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy (IIRRT ) have teamed up again with MEDRAY Imaging Systems for the MEDRAY Award which goes to a radiographer/radiation therapist/ radiology department which deals with many difficult and challenging tasks while in practice.
Three radiology departments have been shortlisted for the award and Portiuncula is the only hospital outside two of the main teaching hospitals in Dublin (Connolly Hospital and the Mater Hospital ) to be shortlisted.
The radiology department at Portiuncula University Hospital was considered for inspection by the Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation and following on from a detailed inspection, department visit and patient interviews, it was shortlisted.
The winner will be decided by combining the results of a public vote (30 per cent ) and a site visit (70 per cent ).
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on October 8 at the annual IIRRT conference.
