A shortage of beds was directly responsible for the cancellation of more than 170 operations at Kerry General Hospital (KGH) between 2010 and 2012. While the overall cancellation figure for the three-year period was 1,294, there were other factors, besides…
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Hospital car-park charges are four times higher than two years ago
DAILY parking charges at some hospitals are now up to four times more expensive than they were two years ago, new figures reveal. Parking hikes, which hit patients, visitors and staff, have been imposed in most hospitals in a bid…
Posted in Beaumont, Connolly, Drogheda, Galway, Kerry, Limerick, Patients, St Vincents, Waterford Regional
Woman sues HSE over stillborn baby
A hospital’s decision to send a critically ill pregnant woman on a two-hour journey in an ambulance without the necessary blood on board for a transfusion resulted in her baby being stillborn, the High Court was told yesterday. Ms Ní…
Consultant to join Kerry General ‘in late 2012’ after delay
A long-awaited consultant rheumatologist is set to finally start working at Kerry General by December — months after the hospital was told the move would be blocked until it “pays its bills”. The HSE South has confirmed the Tralee-based facility…
Hospital restricts visitors after vomiting bug outbreak
Restrictions have been placed on visitors to Kerry General Hospital because of an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug. PJ Harnett, general manager of the hospital, said: “The bug is currently prevalent in the community and visitors may unknowingly bring…
Posted in Kerry
Emergency department: state-of-art unit opens in Kerry
A NEW €4 million emergency department, which claims to be the most modern of its kind in the Republic, with increased staffing levels, opened yesterday morning at the 327-bed Kerry General Hospital. It will treat more than 33,000 people annually,…
Tagged with: Emergency
Posted in Jason Carty (Emergency), Kerry, Martin Boyd (Emergency), Richard Liston
Posted in Jason Carty (Emergency), Kerry, Martin Boyd (Emergency), Richard Liston
711 patients wait 3 years for ENT
The Health Service Executive has accepted the situation is urgent regarding ear, nose and throat (ENT) services at Kerry General Hospital. A total of 711 patients, a third of whom are children, are currently on the waiting list for the…
No rheumatologist for Tralee unless hospital ‘pays its bills’
The HSE will not be able to appoint a consultant rheumatologist to address chronic waiting lists at Kerry General this year unless the hospital manages to “pay off its own bills”. The health service’s area manager for Kerry, Michael Fitzgerald,…
Patients recalled after X-ray reviews at Kerry hospital
A REVIEW of X-rays at Kerry General Hospital between 2008 and 2010 has led to some patients being recalled and three patients requiring further treatment and investigation, the HSE has said. HSE South’s clinical director at Kerry General Hospital, Dr…
