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1,800 patients treated without a bed at Kilkenny hospital this year: report

By Kilkenny Now 26th October 2024 0

Some 1,800 patients were treated at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny without a bed so far this year, a new report reveals. The survey by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) found a total of 100,111 patients were left waiting for a bed in emergency departments and other wards in hospital wards across the country […]

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Fears of all out strike at Kilkenny hospital as winter season approaches

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2024 0

The threat of strike action at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny looms amid fears staff will be overwhelmed during the busy winter period. From next Monday, Fórsa members at St Luke’s Hospital and other Health Service Executive (HSE) run facilities in the region will be balloted for industrial action – up to and including strike […]

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High number of patients on trolleys at Kilkenny hospital today

By Kilkenny Now 4th January 2022 0

St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny is experiencing one of the highest levels of overcrowding in the country today. As the country feels the ful impact of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) this morning confirmed there are a total of 420 patients on hospital trolleys. St Luke’s reported the […]

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New parking restrictions at Kilkenny hospital as work on €30m ward gets underway

By Kilkenny Now 18th November 2020 0

Parking restrictions will be in place at St Luke’s General Hospital from tomorrow as construction work gets underway on the new €30 million modular inpatient ward block. A hospital spokesperson confirmed that the existing Main North Entrance to the hospital will relocated to facilitate the building work. The spokesperson said: “Limited set down and disabled […]

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Young Kilkenny doctor starts work in midst of pandemic as granny tests positive for virus

By Kilkenny Now 11th November 2020 0

A young Kilkenny-based doctor who began his placement in the city as the pandemic hit features in a special new documentary which airs tonight. The TG4 documentary, Saol Faoi Ghlas, captures an unprecedented time in our history as it explores the challenges of living under lockdown. A TG4 spokesperson said: “Despite the personal hardship suffered […]