Roscommon Hospice officially opens to patients

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The new Roscommon Hospice Unit officially opened to patients on Monday just over a year after it was launched by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly.

The state-of-the-art eight-bed unit, which will be under the governance and management of Roscommon University Hospital (RUH), cost €6.3 million and was paid for by income raised through fundraising.

Patients and their families will have access to care from a range of specialist medical, nursing and health and social care professionals including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, dietetics, speech and language therapy and pastoral care.

The Roscommon Palliative Home Care Team, which is under the governance of HSE

Community Healthcare West, will also be based in the new unit and will work closely with the unit’s inpatient team. Commenting on the opening this week, Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation Chairperson Mike Smith said he was thrilled the unit was now in operation.

“The Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation is 30 years old this year and what better way to start the year. The local