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Construction on new cath lab to serve Kilkenny and south east to begin this month

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2021 0

A start date for work on the second cath lab to serve Kilkenny and the south east has finally been confirmed. Construction on the long-awaited cardiac facility at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) will begin on May 17. The lab is expected to be operational in September 2022. Long-time campaigner and Waterford TD Matt Shanahan made […]

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Kilkenny hospital rakes in over €450,000 in car park charges despite restrictions

By Kilkenny Now 11th April 2021 0

St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny took in more than €450,000 in parking fees in last year despite the many restrictions imposed on the facility as a result of Covid-19 and a flu crisis. Figures released by the Health Service Executive (HSE) showed St Luke’s took in a total of €450,247 last year. The car […]

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Kilkenny maternity unit remains off-limits to partners

By Kilkenny Now 15th December 2020 0

Partners of expecting mothers will continue to be excluded from participating in scans and check-ups at St Luke’s General Hospital as the Kilkenny hospital continues to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Last week the Government and the Health Service Executive (HSE) bowed to pressure and allowed partners of expectant mothers attend the milestone 20-week scan. […]

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Massive increase in number of patients waiting on beds in Kilkenny’s St Luke’s

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2020 0

St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny appears to be in the midst of a mini-crisis outside of the Covid-19 crisis as it has recorded the highest number of patients waiting on trolleys in its emergency room today out of all of Ireland’s hospitals. The Irish Nurse and Midwife Organisation’s (INMO) daily Trolley Watch report reveals […]

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Vomiting bug outbreak hits Kilkenny hospital

By Kilkenny Now 22nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN outbreak of the winter vomiting bug has been detected in St Luke’s General Hospital, Kilkenny. Hospital management has placed visiting restrictions on the affected ward in St Luke’s. The norovirus (winter vomiting bug) outbreak was detected on Surgical Ward 2 on Monday. Since then hospital staff have been battling to contain […]

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Stop the Clot: Major awareness campaign around one of Kilkenny’s biggest killers rolls into town

By Kilkenny Now 12th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY ONE in four people in Kilkenny die from causes related to blood clots. They are also reported to be the number one cause of preventable death in hospitals, ahead of infection and pneumonia. Today, Thrombosis Ireland and the Ireland East Hospital Group (IEHG) brings it’s the Big Red Bus to Kilkenny in […]

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St Luke’s consultant at centre of patient consent controversy put on leave

By Kilkenny Now 9th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE CONSULTANT at the centre of a controversy at St Luke’s Hospital, where procedures were carried out on five women without their consent, has been placed on administrative leave. Professor Ray O’Sullivan, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at St Luke’s previously said he did not feel he needed to obtain consent for […]

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Have a heart – 400 people on cardiology waiting list at St Luke’s Hospital

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY NEARLY 400 people in Kilkenny are waiting to see a cardiologist for an outpatient appointment in St Luke’s General Hospital, new figures reveal. And 15 people have been waiting a year or more to get an appointment with one of the cardiology consultants at our local hospital. The figures emerged from the […]

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HOSPITAL CRISIS: Serious problems identified with Kilkenny maternity unit

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2019 0

A NUMBER of serious issues have been identified with the maternity unit at St Luke’s General Hospital in recent months. The deaths of two pregnant patients at the unit last year and in 2017 has prompted separate investigations and calls from a watchdog for our local maternity unit to change its operations. A Health Services […]

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St Luke’s gynaecologist who failed to get patients’ consent to learn his fate soon

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2019 0

THE senior consultant at St Luke’s General Hospital who failed to obtain consent before he carried out gynaecological work on female patients will know his fate “within the next month”. A spokesperson for the Ireland East Hospital Group confirmed that an investigation into the case has now been completed. Its findings are currently being considered […]