Galway Bay FM
24 May 2021 print
Galway Bay fm newsroom – It’s hoped some access to key systems involving radiotherapy and radiology will be restored at Galway city’s public hospitals from today.
Tony Canavan, Chief Executive of the Saolta Hospital Group, says it is likely that significant disruption will continue for the remainder of the week due to the recent cyber attack.
He said it has been a very difficult 10 day period with patients awaiting key surgery among those worst affected after having already endured delays on waiting lists due to the pandemic.
The hospital chief says everything possible is being done from an IT, clinical and service management perspective to gradually restore clinical systems with admin systems to follow.
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People with appointments at hospitals serving the Shannonside region are being urged to check with the hospital if they are still unsure about cancellations.
Emergency Departments, emergency inpatient surgery, cheomotherapy, and maternity services are still operating in all hospitals - however delays can be expected.
In Mullingar and Tullamore hospitals, some elective procedures are taking place while outpatient appointments in diagnostic imaging and x-rays continue to be affected.
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In Galway, Sligo and Roscommon hospitals, endoscopy, elective inpatient and day case procedures are cancelled, as well as the majority of outpatient appointments in diagnostic imaging and x-rays.
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Galway Bay FM
21 May 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – The service disruptions at Galway University Hospitals as a result of the ransomware attack on the HSE IT systems are expected to continue next week. The following disruptions apply to University Hospital Galway and Merlin Park University Hospital:
CANCELLATIONS
· All diagnostics including x-ray, CT scans, MRI appointments and cardiac investigations are cancelled.
· Endoscopy services are cancelled.
Patients are asked not to come to the hospital unless contacted directly.
MATERNITY SERVICES
Women are being contacted directly in relation to their colposcopy appointments.
DIALYSIS
CHEMOTHERAPY
Patients who are due to attend the Haematology/Oncology Day Ward for chemotherapy treatment at University Hospital Galway are asked to telephone 091 544890 or 087 9200753 between 9am and 5pm for advice on their appointment. The hospital is trying to accommodate day case chemotherapy wher
Galway Bay FM
19 May 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – The manager of Galway University Hospitals has urged the public to only attend UHG and Merlin Park for essential reasons, as work continues to recover from the HSE cyber attack.
Chris Kane has warned that both hospitals are still dealing with the fallout from the attack, which was carried out by a group of eastern European hackers last week.
It comes as the Saolta Hospital Group has advised that disruption to services at UHG, Merlin Park and Portiuncula is expected to continue for the rest of this week.
Most staff have no access to patients’ electronic files, and are relying on paper records to see urgent cases.