Louth Hospitals consist of the following hospitals, Our Lady of Lourdes Drogheda and Louth County Hospital Dundalk. Radiology services are available on both sites.
Mission Statement:
- The aim of Radiology in Louth Hospitals is to provide a radiological service that is timely, cost effective, and appropriate and of the highest quality making the best use of the resources allocated. This includes a process of continuous quality improvement.
- This combines a high standard of technical care with an equally high quality of personal care in the best possible environment.
- We strive to offer a caring and efficient service to patients and their referring doctors, while recognising the rapidly changing priorities arising in acute hospital care.
- We recognise our legal and moral obligation to limit radiation exposures to the minimum necessary to achieve a diagnosis.
- Building a work environment where each person is valued respected and has an opportunity for personnel and professional growth.
- We respect the rights and dignity of both patients and staff.
- We welcome all suggestions to improve the quality of service we offer.
Location:
Radiology Department is located on the ground floor, follow signs from the main front hall.
Opening hours:
8.30am to 5pm - Monday to Friday.
MRI Unit open 8am to 8pm - Monday to Friday.
Out of hours on-call system in place 5pm to 8.30pm Monday to Friday and 24 hours Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays.
Contact numbers:
Ultrasound & General x-ray appointments. 041 9874604
CT Appointments. 041 9874605
MRI Appointments. 041 9805700
Radiography Services Manager. 041 9874727
Services provided:
General x-ray, Ultrasound, vascular ultrasound, CT, MRI and Interventional radiology.
General Radiology:
Service is provided to all in patients, out patients, out patient clinics, E.D. AMAU and GP patients.
Urgent cases are accommodated on the same day.
There is a walk-in chest x-ray service.
Routine GP patients and non urgent out patients receive this service on an appointment basis.
CT & Ultrasound:
These services are provided to all in patients, out patients, ED, AMAU, and GP patients.
Requests for the above examinations are vetted by a radiologist prior to scheduling.
CT referral must be from a Consultant.
GPs may request ultrasound examinations.
Please note that most out patient CTs from Our Lady of Lourdes, Hospital are performed in the radiology department in Louth County Hospital Dundalk - ensure you check your appointment letter to see where your CT is scheduled for.
MRI:
These services are provided to all in patients, out patients, ED, AMAU, and GP patients.
Requests for the above examinations are vetted by a radiologist prior to scheduling.
GP appointment:
To obtain an appointment for an x-ray examination the patient must provide an x-ray request form or letter from a GP. Appointments can be made either by posting the request form into the radiology department or by calling into the department. Sometimes the GP will e mail the request directly into the Radiology Department.
Please ensure that if you are unable to attend for your x-ray appointment that you contact the radiology department as soon as possible so that we can give this appointment to another patient.
Results:
The x-ray images will be interpreted by a consultant radiologist and a report is sent to the referring doctor.
Please contact the Radiology Department if you have any queries or concerns.
