No Full Maternity Services at Portiuncula Hospital
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HSE Confirms No Immediate Full Maternity Services at Portiuncula University Hospital; Focus on High-Risk Transfers
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has announced that there are no plans to restore full maternity services at Portiuncula University Hospital in Ballinasloe. Instead, they are prioritizing safe transfers of high-risk pregnancies to University Hospital Galway. The external management team, appointed in January 2025, will remain until this summer to oversee operations. Councillors expressed frustration over the lack of commitment, but the HSE regional officer emphasized their focus on high-risk transfers. Ninety-six percent of previous external reviews have been completed, with five more reviews expected by the end of the second quarter of 2026. Improvements at the hospital include a new outpatient facility and upgraded labour ward rooms.
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