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Kilkenny hospital gets green light for major new extension

By Kilkenny Now 1st October 2024 0

Aut Even Hospital has been granted permission to build a significant extension at its campus on the outskirts of Kilkenny city. Kilkenny County Council gave the company operating the private hospital the green light for a new single storey extension to the front of the existing hospital building on the Freshford Road. The new extension […]

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US healthcare giant buys Kilkenny’s Aut Even Hospital

By Kilkenny Now 14th December 2020 0

Kilkenny’s Aut Even Hospital, the oldest private hospital in Ireland, has been bought by UPMC. Announcing the acquisition, UPMC said it plans to expand services at Aut Even “to better serve patients throughout the country”. The US-based international private hospital group, which also owns the Whitfield Clinic in Waterford, said patients and staff at the 105-year-old […]

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Hearts of gold! Kilkenny employers rewarded for healthy living initiatives

By Kilkenny Now 22nd November 2019 0

Two Kilkenny employers have been awarded for prioritising their employee’s health at work, encouraging healthy living and healthy eating. VHI Healthcare won a gold award and Aut Even Hospital won a bronze award at the Irish Heart Foundation’s Happy Heart Healthy Eating and Active@Work Awards. Held in the Gibson Hotel, Dublin this week, the awards recognise […]

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Kilkenny women urged to check for signs and symptoms of cervical cancer

By Kilkenny Now 29th January 2019 0

KILKENNY women have been urged to look out for the symptoms and signs of cervical cancer in the wake of the tragic death of inspirational local woman Alice Taylor. Alice (26) tragically lost her fight against cervical cancer after she passed away last Friday in St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin. Tributes have poured in for […]