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Last week 93 patients spent a night on a trolley in Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe, which is at least in part due to the failure to provide 12 new isolation beds that were to be opened last April, according to local Deputy Denis Naughten.

As part of National Breastfeeding Week, the Maternity Department at Portiuncula University Hospital has launched an Antenatal Expressing of Colostrum information leaflet and accompanying Colostrum or ‘Liquid Gold’ Harvesting Packs for pregnant women.

The urgent need to progress a number of projects at Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe – including a replacement scanner and new modular emergency department and outpatient waiting room – has been raised with the HSE by local Deputy, Denis Naughten.

A breastfeeding initiative spearheaded by Portiuncula University Hospital has been described as a "game changer" by its lactation consultant.

The tender for the new 50 bed ward block at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe, will be advertised from today, September 30, local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten, has confirmed.

Local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten, has revealed there is a 60 percent reduction in the number of buses facilitating patients and visitors attending Portiuncula University Hospital as a result of the decision by the National Transport Authority not to replace the lost Bus Éireann services.

Substantial funding of €5.53 million has been allocated for investment in Portiuncula University Hospital in Ballinasloe under the HSE Capital Plan 2021.

Cairde Othair na Gaillimhe (Friends of Galway Patients) have launched a Fund Raising campaign to pay for urgently needed projects at GUH, Merlin Park and Portiuncula Hospital. This ongoing campaign may be supported by once off donations at www.cog.ie or by joining our Monthly Draw. (You can choose which hospital you wish to support) You can use the QR code below to enter.

The chief executive of the Saolta University Health Care group, which runs the local public hospitals, warned this week that the country is heading towards a fourth wave of Covid-19 with case numbers rising and expected to increase further in the coming weeks.

Portiuncula University Hospital has eased general visiting restrictions and is now facilitating visits to patients in the ward areas by appointment.