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FLU OUTBREAK: Overcrowding chaos as Kilkenny people with virus urged to stay away from hospitals

By Kilkenny Now 28th December 2019 0

People suffering from flu symptoms are being urged to stay away from St Luke’s General Hospital and local GP surgeries as it emerged that 18 people have died from the virus so far this year. The earlier than expected onset of the flu season has deepended the overcrowding chaos at hospitals around the country. Health […]

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Have a heart, Taoiseach! Local cardiac campaigners deliver powerful message to Leo

By Kilkenny Now 3rd December 2019 0

Cardiac care campaigners from Kilkenny and across the South East have delivered a petition with 5,000 signatures to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s office in Dublin. The signatures were collected in October following the high profile Hand On Heart campaign organised by the Health Equality For the South East (HEFSE) group. HEFSE is demanding that the Government […]

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Work on new mortuary unit for South East to get underway in January

By Kilkenny Now 18th November 2019 0

Work on the new mortuary unit at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) will get underway early in the New Year. Waterford Deputy David Cullinane said the Health Service Executive (HSE) has given the green light for contracts to be signed with a building contractor to carry out the work. Speaking after a meeting between local Oireachtas […]

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‘I was left crying and begging for help’ – young Kilkenny woman reveals harrowing ordeal at crisis-hit psychiatric unit

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2019 0

A young Kilkenny woman has spoken out about her harrowing personal experience at the crisis-hit psychiatric unit at University Hospital Waterford (UHW). Mooncoin native Shauna Aylward, who is herself now a nursing student, bravely decided to go public with details of her treatment at the unit, which has been in the headlines over the past […]

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Kilkenny psychiatric services hit by overcrowding crisis in Waterford

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2019 0

The Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) has said that overcrowding in the Waterford mental health services has reached unprecedented levels and is now affecting services in Kilkenny. The PNA recorded 54 patients in the 44-bed unit earlier this week. Another three patients transferred to the department of psychiatry in St Luke’s General Hospital – which is […]

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Man airlifted to hospital after horror crash in south Kilkenny has died

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 0

A MAN who was suffered horrific injuries in a road accident in south Kilkenny earlier this month has died. The crash occurred on the M25 near Glenmore on September 2. The victim was airlifted to from the scene and taken to University Hospital Waterford (UHW). However, the man, who is from Co Wexford, died from […]

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Man in critical condition airlifted to hospital following horror crash in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 3rd September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAN remains in a critical condition today, after being airlifted to hospital following a horror crash in county Kilkenny last night. The accident occurred on the N25 road close to Glenmore just before 6pm yesterday evening. The man was travelling in the direction of Waterford when the car he was driving […]

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Overcrowding at Kilkenny’s St Luke’s Hospital soars to record levels

By Kilkenny Now 2nd September 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY ST LUKE’S General Hospital had its worst recorded August since figures began in terms of patients having to wait to get a bed. Last month, 455 patients were waiting on trolleys at St Luke’s, making the hospital the seventh most overcrowded hospital in the country as revealed by new monthly analysis by […]

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Elderly man (80s) dies in overnight house fire

By Kilkenny Now 31st August 2019 0

AN ELDERLY pensioner perished in a blaze that ripped through his home overnight. Neighbours were alerted to the fire, which erupted in the Ballytruckle Court area of Waterford city, at around 4.30am this morning and raised the alarm. Gardaí and units of Waterford Fire Brigade were at the scene within minutes. Firefighters fought to extinguish […]

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South East’s Cath Lab to close for 12 weeks

By Kilkenny Now 1st August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE ONLY permanent Cath Lab in the South East region is to close down for 12 weeks. University Hospital Waterford’s Cath Lab will close to facilitate maintenance work and equipment upgrade. It is believed the modular lab in UHW’s campus will be open three to five days a week while work is […]