Galway Bay FM
11 May 2021
Staff from UHG with DAVE the robot marking the WHO Hand Hygiene Day on Wednesday 05 May, from left: Dr Eithne McCarthy, Consultant Microbiologist; Chris Kane, General Manager; Katie Mc Cormack, Clinical Nurse Manager 1, Critical Care Unit; Mary Alva, staff nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Judith Davitt, Assistant Director of Nursing; Hilary Bradley, Clinical Nurse Manager 2, St Michael’s Ward; Marie Burns, Director of Nursing; and Prof Derek O’Keeffe Consultant Endocrinologist. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, St Michael’s Ward, the Coronary Care Unit in UHG and the Dialysis Unit in Merlin Park were presented with awards for best compliance with hand hygiene as per the WHO 5 moments of hand hygiene.
Galway Bay FM
11 May 2021
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway Gardaà have issued a public appeal for missing man Patrick Hibbits.
The 55 year old was last seen at around 3am in the Newcastle Road area on Sunday morning.
He is described as 5 feet 11 inches in height, of slight build, with brown hair and blue eyes.
When last seen, Patrick was wearing a grey and black jacket and black trousers and was walking along the Newcastle Road close to University Hospital Galway in the direction of Salthill.
Gardaà and Patrick’s family are very concerned for his welfare and would urge him to make contact.
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