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Annual Report 2005 12 GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S Report newly built Mental Health Facility was successfully opened. This unit deals with acute psychiatric assessment and provides services to patients within our region. I am particularly pleased that this 54 bedded purpose built unit is up and running and working well and has made such a difference to the patients and staff and to the way services are delivered. Accident & Emergency services - In 2005 the Group hospitals continued the integration and development of Accident & Emergency services in the region led by St. Vincent's University Hospital with St. Michael's Hospital. The new state of the art purpose built Emergency department on St. Vincent's University Hospital campus has opened and is functioning well. This unit is the most modern emergency department in Ireland and can compare favourably with any of the emergency departments in Europe. Inpatient Waiting Lists - The Healthcare Group hospitals waiting lists have been substantially reduced in 2005 and the Group has worked with its clinicians, the National Treatment Purchase Fund and other service providers to ensure that these lists have been reduced by 41% 2643 (Dec 2004) to 1548 (Dec 2005). Project Development - I would like to highlight one or two developments in each of the Group's facilities: St. Vincent's University Hospital - I am pleased to report that the €250m development on St. Vincent's University Hospital campus has been completed. The final stages of transferring and opening the various facilities within the new development will progress at speed on a phased basis effectively starting with the transfer of the A & E services in January 2006 right through to June and July 2006 whereby the building will be fully operational. ICT - Investment has been made in the Group's information technology infrastructure and operating systems. This has allowed the Group hospitals create a platform for the future development of clinical systems. It has been agreed to review the information and communication technology strategy in 2006 having regard to the future needs of the Group. The key strategic issues for the Group are: • Develop capacity within the Group to deal with the demands on its services. • Modernisation and development of the Group's infrastructure. • Develop structures and networks to ensure that the Group hospitals are integrated with both the acute and community services in the HSE. • Create partnerships with the HSE and other healthcare providers to ensure that the patients the Group hospitals are responsible for get the best services possible. • Continue to actively pursue the quality, care and value for money agenda. I would like to once again take this opportunity of thanking all our staff and supporters, the Board of Directors, Chairman - Professor Noel Whelan, and its Shareholders, the Religious Sisters of Charity, the HSE, Department of Health & Children and everybody the Group hospitals are associated with in supporting the Group in its pursuits - to serve patients and their families as best it can. I have deliberately not gone into any detail in relation to finance or activity, this you will find under the Financial Controller's report and the statistical analysis provided in this report. Posted on our website www.st-vincents.ie is detailed information about the activities of the Group and its various components. St. Michael's Hospital - The link corridor between the Public hospital and the former Private Hospital has been completed. Work to replace all the Radiology equipment in the hospital commenced in 2005. Nicholas C. Jermyn Group Chief Executive St. Vincent's Private Hospital - Work has now been completed in relation to the replacement and installation of an additional linear accelerator in the hospital. The hospital generator has also been replaced. Return to Contents
13 St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group Limited GROUP EXECUTIVE Mr. N. C. Jermyn (Chair) Mr. Ken Bale Ms. Marianne Byrne (4 th September 2003-14 th April 2005) Ms Josephine Barrett (27 th October 2005) Ms. Gretta Colbert Mr. James Crowe Mr. Dermot Cullinan (21 st July 2005) Ms Mary Duff Mr. Eamonn Fitzgerald Mr. Ian Maguire Mr. John McPhillips Mr. Cormac Maloney Dr. Brian Maurer Mr. Seamus Murtagh Dr. Risteárd Ó Laoide Mr. Michael Redmond Mr. Peter Sheehan Ms. June Stanley Mr. Neil Twomey Return to Contents
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