SPECULATION ST RITAS WARD AT UHG TO CLOSE

Date Published: 08-Oct-2007

Speculation is mounting that St. Rita's Ward at University Hospital Galway may close as part of the HSE's recruitment embargoA Geriatrician at UHG says it now looks likely that either St. Rita's OR Unit 4 at Merlin Park Hospital will closeDr. Eamon Mulkerrins says St. Rita's ward is an acute unit which provides care for older peopleIt has 9 beds and a therapy unit which provides occupational therapy to patientsLast week, it was revealed that Unit 4 at Merlin Park could close in the cost cutting movesA spokesperson for the HSE West confirmed to Galway Bay Fm news today that St. Rita's ward is now "under consideration" for closure