Galway Bay fm newsroom – 25 new beds have opened today at UHG.
The Shannon ward is part of the new 75-bed ward block at the Newcastle facility.
The other two wards – the Claddagh and the Corrib wards – are due to open in the coming weeks.
City Councillor Padraig Conneely is a member of the HSE Regional Health Forum West.
He says the new facility is state of the art.
Photo: Staff settling in to the new ward, pic by Saolta