The Chairman of the South Eastern Health Board, Dr. Jack Gallagher, officially unveiled two new ultrasound machines recently at Wexford General Hospital. 

The two machines – one general ultrasound machine and one Obstetric machine – cost almost €400,000. They were jointly funded by the South Eastern Health Board and the Wexford CAT Scan Committee. The CAT Scan Committee has already contributed significantly to the CAT Scanner at the hospital, which has been up and running since last year.

The Committee has raised an enormous amount of money for developments at the hospital. Fundraising events included golf classics, flag days, cake sales and the very successful St. Patrick’s Night Ball.

Speaking at the official unveiling at Wexford General Hospital on Monday, the Chairman of the South Eastern Health Board, Dr. Jack Gallagher, said that the fact that this was a jointly funded project, between Wexford General Hospital and the Wexford CAT Scan committee was illustrative of the partnership that exists between the hospital and the community: “I cannot praise the CAT Scan Committee enough,” he said. “They have done absolutely tremendous work in fundraising for the hospital.”

Dr. Gallagher also paid tribute to management and staff at Wexford General Hospital: “It is wonderful to see the progression in the hospital and I know that you have worked hard to achieve the facilities that are in the hospital today,” he added