The Galway Clinic (Irish: Clinic na Gaillimhe) is a private hospital in Galway, Ireland.[1]
| Galway Clinic | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Central Courtyard, Galway Clinic | |
  Shown in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Galway, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°16′56″N 8°58′34″W / 53.2823°N 8.9762°W |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Private |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 136 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2004 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
editThe hospital was founded by surgeons Joseph Sheehan and Jimmy Sheehan, who had established the Blackrock Clinic in Dublin.[2] It was built at a cost of €100 million and opened in June 2004.[3] It brought radiation therapy, cardiac surgery and PET/CT scanning to the west of Ireland for the first time.[3]
Services
editThe hospital has 136 beds and 36 consultant suites.[4]
References
edit- ^ Neeraj Shahane (23 August 2011). "Private Hospitals Have Better Services for Patients". Top News. Top News Network. Archived from the original (Article) on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ "New private hospital opens in Cork". The Journal. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ a b "A litany of failed public-private collaboration in health". Irish Times. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Case Study: The Galway Clinic" (PDF). The Galway Clinic. Fujitsu Company. Retrieved 11 May 2012.