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Bill Maher welcomes new hospital group for west and north west
The CEO of the Galway and Roscommon hospital group says the announcement of a new hospital group for the region is good news for people in the west.
Bill Maher says the west/north west composition which includes UHG, Merlin Park, Portiuncula hospital , Sligo Regional, Letterkenny General, Mayo General and Roscommon general, will have autonomy to manage funding and staffing.
The academic partner for the group is NUI Galway.
In a statement, President of the University Jim Browne says the integration of teaching and research with clinical practice is a welcome development.
The Health Minister today unveiled plans to merge the country’s 49 hospitals into six groups.
They are west/north west, Dublin North East, Dublin Midlands, Dublin East, and Midwest.
James Reilly says this will deliver better and safer services for patients – and is a step towards a world class health service