Galway Clinic

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Galway Clinic
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Central Courtyard, Galway Clinic
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Shown in Ireland
Geography
Location Galway, Ireland
Coordinates 53°16′56″N8°58′34″W / 53.2823°N 8.9762°W / 53.2823; -8.9762
Organisation
Funding Private
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds136
History
Opened2004
Links
Website www.galwayclinic.com

The Galway Clinic (Irish : Clinic na Gaillimhe) is a private hospital in Galway, Ireland. [1]

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History

The hospital was founded by surgeons Joseph Sheehan and Jimmy Sheehan, who had established the Blackrock Clinic in Dublin. [2] It was built at a cost of €100 million and opened in June 2004. [3] It brought radiation therapy, cardiac surgery and PET/CT scanning to the west of Ireland for the first time. [3]

Services

The hospital has 136 beds and 36 consultant suites. [4]

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