Galway Advertiser 2007/2007_09_13/GA_1309_E1_014.pdf 

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September 13 2007

New rehabilitation centre to open in grounds of Merlin Park in 2010
BY MARY O'CONNOR
The new centre at Merlin Park.

A new rehabilitation centre, which will be located on the grounds of Merlin Park Hospital, will open in 2010. The 45 bed purpose designed facility will treat people with strokes, some spinal injuries and provide specialised rehabilitation following severe illness or surgery. The centre will provide some services currently only available in Dublin. Strong links between the Galway centre and the

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National Rehabilitation Hospital will be maintained. Among the services to be provided will be p hys i o t h e r ap y, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and dietetics together with specialised medical and nursing care. Local man Ronnie Conlon, a wheelchair user

since 1966 who has been overseeing the development of the design, says planning permission for the project is expected shortly. "This centre will now make it possible for people in the west requiring specialist rehabilitation to receive services closer to home and allow them to keep

those vital links with family and friends. "It will be one of the first purpose built rehabilitation centres in the country and includes a hydrotherapy pool."

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