Galway Clinic Emergency Room
Our Emergency Room is opened by appointments only Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm and on Saturdays 10am - 5pm.
Your appointment will be scheduled upon receiving a referral from your GP to the ER Consultant. For more information, and to arrange an appointment, please contact the Galway Clinic Emergency Room on 091-785999.
The Galway Clinic is a designated COVID-19-free hospital. If a patient requires admission and tests positive for COVID-19, the patient may be transferred to GUH which is a COVID-19 receiving hospital.
ACCESS TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM
All patients will require a confirmed appointment in the Emergency Room before arrival.
The requirements for being offered an appointment are:
A written GP letter/fax received ahead of the patient's arrival.
Successful COVID-19 screening by questionnaire and temperature screening on arrival.
Confirmation of scheduled appointment.
GP letters must be sent ahead of the patient to edreception@galwayclinic.com or faxed to 091 785730.
Please note the following - we are unable to accept and treat:
Suspected COVID-19, regardless of presenting complaint. Patients with respiratory symptoms will require an assessment before confirmation of an appointment to exclude symptoms suggestive of COVID-19.
Acute, evolving cerebrovascular accidents(Stroke), with symptom onset under 12-hours; these patients best care for in hospitals with an established Stroke pathway.
Children under the age of 5 years with any complaint. The ER will see minor injuries for children only between the ages of 5-16 years.
EMERGENCY ROOM CONTACT DETAILS: 091 785999