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The Bon Secours Hospital, Galway is a private hospital in
County Galway County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...
,
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. The hospital is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health. This includes sister hospitals in
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,
Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
, Limerick and
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. The hospital sees over 18,000 patients per annum, comprising 6,000 in-patients and 12,000 day-cases.


History

Bon Secours Hospital Galway was built in 1954 and was known then as Calvary Hospital. It was owned and managed by the
Sisters of the Little Company of Mary The Little Company of Mary, also known as the Blue Sisters, is a Catholic Church, Catholic religious institute of women dedicated to caring for the suffering, the sick, and the dying. The order was founded in 1877 in Nottingham, England by Mary Pot ...
until 1985. Following a short closure, the hospital reopened as Galvia Private Hospital in 1986. In 1998, Galvia Private Hospital was purchased by the
Bon Secours Health System The Bon Secours Health System is the largest private hospital network in Ireland. It was formed in 1993 to co-ordinate the health care facilities in Ireland managed by the Roman Catholic Sisters of Bon Secours. Background The Congregation of the ...
.


Services

The hospital had major expansions in 2006 and 2009–2011, and has 120 beds, including 22 day case beds, and provides 4
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s. Services provided include
cardiology Cardiology () is the study of the heart. Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery di ...
, clinical
neurophysiology Neurophysiology is a branch of physiology and neuroscience concerned with the functions of the nervous system and their mechanisms. The term ''neurophysiology'' originates from the Greek word ''νεῦρον'' ("nerve") and ''physiology'' (whic ...
,
histopathology Histopathology (compound of three Greek words: 'tissue', 'suffering', and '' -logia'' 'study of') is the microscopic examination of tissue in order to study the manifestations of disease. Specifically, in clinical medicine, histopatholog ...
,
physiotherapy Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is a healthcare profession, as well as the care provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through patient education, physical intervention, disease preventio ...
,
respiratory medicine ''Respiratory Medicine'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Elsevier covering research in pulmonology. According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', ''Respiratory Medicine'' has a 2020 impact factor The impact factor (I ...
,
endoscopy An endoscopy is a procedure used in medicine to look inside the body. The endoscopy procedure uses an endoscope to examine the interior of a hollow organ or cavity of the body. Unlike many other medical imaging techniques, endoscopes are insert ...
,
pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...
,
occupational therapy Occupational therapy (OT), also known as ergotherapy, is a healthcare profession. Ergotherapy is derived from the Greek wiktionary:ergon, ergon which is allied to work, to act and to be active. Occupational therapy is based on the assumption t ...
, and
radiology Radiology ( ) is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide treatment within the bodies of humans and other animals. It began with radiography (which is why its name has a root referring to radiation), but tod ...
.


Accreditation

The hospital received
Joint Commission International The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization that accredits more than 22,000 US health care organizations and programs. The international branch accredits medical services from around the world. A majori ...
accreditation in 2005.


Notable patients

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Michael D. Higgins Michael Daniel Higgins (; born 18 April 1941) is an Irish politician, poet, broadcaster, and sociologist who has been serving as the president of Ireland since 2011. Entering national politics through the Labour Party, he served as a senator ...
had
patella The patella (: patellae or patellas), also known as the kneecap, is a flat, rounded triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in m ...
r surgery at the hospital on 13 December 2011.


See also

*
Bon Secours Hospital, Cork The Bon Secours Hospital, Cork is a private hospital in Cork, Ireland. The hospital is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health. This includes sister hospitals in Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Tralee. The hospital has over 18,000 admissions and 29,000 o ...
* Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin * Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee


References


External links

* Bon Secours Sisters Hospital buildings completed in 1954 1954 establishments in Ireland Hospitals in County Galway Hospitals established in 1954 Private hospitals in the Republic of Ireland {{Ireland-hospital-stub