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Kilkenny psychiatry unit shows ‘extraordinary improvement’ since embarrassment of court prosecution – report 

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2021 0

The Department of Psychiatry at St Luke’s Hospital has received a glowing inspection report showing significant improvements on a recent report, for which it was prosecuted for potential critical risks at the facility. The Mental Health Commission’s report on the Kilkenny facility shows marked improvements in many areas, including their overall compliance with rules,

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Warm tributes paid to solider (26) who died suddenly at Kilkenny Army Barracks

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2021 0

A soldier has died suddenly at the James Stephens Army Barracks in Kilkenny. The Defences Forces have confirmed that Private Mark Mahon (26) sadly passed away after he became ill while at work. Private Mahon was found in an unresponsive state by his colleagues at the Kilkenny Barracks yesterday morning. A nurse and doctor were called […]

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Hospitals record highest number of Covid patients since pandemic began as numbers on trolleys at St Luke’s stack up

By Kilkenny Now 6th January 2021 Post a comment

Ireland has now reached its highest level of hospitalisations due to Covid-19 according to the head of the Health Services Executive (HSE). Meanwhile, there are no beds currently available at St Luke’s General Hospital, with 21 patients waiting on trolleys. HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid this morning revealed a total of 921 people are now […]

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Kilkenny hospital has no more available beds amid surge in new cases of virus

By Kilkenny Now 5th January 2021 Post a comment

There are no general or critical care beds available in St Luke’s General Hospital as the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases continues to heap pressure upon acute care facilities across the county. The stark figures were released by the Health Service Executive (HSE) as part of their ‘operations update at acute hospitals’ report. It comes […]

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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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‘Significant Covid-19 outbreak’ confirmed at Kilkenny Hospital

By Kilkenny Now 15th December 2020 0

St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny has confirmed it is currently managing a significant Covid-19 outbreak. The Ireland East Hospital Group (IEHG) confirmed the outbreak in a statement this morning. It said a number of staff have been confirmed as close contacts and are now self-isolating for 14 days. The outbreak has been confirmed on […]

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Kilkenny hospital crisis escalates as St Luke’s forced to close all outpatient services

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2020 0

The crisis at St Luke’s General Hospital deepened this evening after the hospital confirmed it is closing all outpatient services from tomorrow morning. It comes after the hospital earlier confirmed it was forced to temporarily relocate the paediatric ward after it admitted “a lot of seriously ill patients”. St Luke’s said there has been a […]

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Kilkenny hospital forced to relocate children’s ward amid sharp rise in number of ‘seriously ill patients’ being admitted

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2020 0

St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny has confirmed it has been forced to temporarily relocate the paediatric ward after it admitted “a lot of seriously ill patients”. The hospital confirmed there has been a significant increase in the number of patients with “a variety of complex healthcare needs” – including people who are presenting with […]

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Man rushed to hospital after his bike crashed into parked lorry in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 27th November 2020 0

A man was rushed to St Luke’s General Hospital today after his bicycle crashed into a parked truck on the outskirts of Kilkenny city. The incident occurred at around 2pm on the Kilkenny ring road neat the Castlecomer roundabout. The crash caused some traffic delays in the area at the time, but gardai soon cleared […]

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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 […]