Kerry TD Calls On HSE To Purchase Edenburn House To Develop As Care Facility For Older People

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A KERRY TD has called on the HSE to explore the possibilities of purchasing the old Edenburn Hospital for use for further public residential care for older people.

The site which was previously used as a convalescent home and hospital closed in 1988 is located just ten minutes from Tralee.

It is currently on the market with a guide price of €1,600,000. Deputy Michael Healy Rae believes it would be a suitable building develop as a care facility.

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“Many Kerry people of a certain age will associate it as the sanatorium for tuberculosis patients from the mid 1930’s to the mid 1960’s and I feel with a bit of positive thinking it can once again play a part in the healthcare needs of Kerry people into the future, especially for our ageing population” he said.

“The fact that there is some 19 acres of gardens comprising woodland and a riverwalk would have even more additional benefits for patients.”

“I know that the HSE are currently investing in the new hospital in Killarney and there have been improvements in Listowel and Cahirciveen but I think a lot more investing into the future needs to be done now. Especially with our every ageing population.

“I believe that the HSE should continue to look at further facilities to help increase the number of beds into the future that we will need,” Deputy Michael Healy Rae concluded.

However, the HSE have confirmed that, they have no strategic plans to purchase Edenburn at this time and pointed to the further development of Killarney, Listowel and Cahirciveen Hospitals as their investments at this time.

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