The Galway Clinic ( ga, Clinic na Gaillimhe) is a

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Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...

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History

The hospital was founded by

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s Joseph Sheehan and Jimmy Sheehan, who had established the

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in Dublin. It was built at a cost of €100 million and opened in June 2004. It brought

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and

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/ CT scanning to the west of Ireland for the first time.

Services

The hospital has 136 beds and 36 consultant suites.

References

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