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TO help raise the spirits of patients and staff, Tralee Art Group and University Hospital  Kerry have recently collaborated to bring about  an uplifting initiative to adorn the walls of UHK with bright, beautiful, colourfulart creations known as the ‘Colours of Hope Exhibition’. Tralee Art Group members and some friends of Tralee Art Group, have […]

TO help lift the spirits of patients and staff, Tralee Art Group and University Hospital Kerry have come up with an uplifting initiative to adorn the walls of UHK with bright, beautiful, colourful creations. Tralee Art Group members and some friends of Tralee Art Group, have produced 70 seventy works […]

A RING of Kerry cycle will take place later this month in aid of University Hospital Kerry (UHK) ICU department to thank them for taking care of a well-known Kerry man who was seriously ill with COVID-19. Gene Tangney of the Black Valley, contracted coronavirus, resulting in medical professionals at […]

A WELL-KNOWN musical family from Tralee made a presentation to University Hospital Kerry staff this morning. The Lynch family, who have many members involved with Tralee Musical Society, decided to record their own version of ‘We Are The World’ and set up a gofundme page with all money raised going […]

THERE are 256 patients awaiting Orthopaedic Outpatient Appointments in University Hospital Kerry with 111 of them over 66 years of age, with some of those waiting up to a year already for an operation. The most recent figures were released to Deputy Michael Healy Rae by the Department of Health […]

KERRY County Council has this week acknowledged the commitment, dedication and hard work of frontline workers in Kerry during the coronavirus emergency. On Monday, the outgoing Cathaoirleach, Cllr Niall Kelleher, presented a ‘Cathaoirleach’s Acknowledgement’ to the management of University Hospital Kerry, representing health service personnel across the county, and to […]

THE Sports and Social Club at University Hospital Kerry has thanked the organisers of a fundraising tractor run which has raised €5,000 for the frontline workers. They thanked the organising committee of the Tractor Run — Brendan Griffin, Justin Horgan, Eamonn Curby, John McElligott, Mossie J Harmon, Jeremiah Clifford and […]

KERRY Sinn Féin TD, Pa Daly, has expressed his disappointment at reports that two radiology staff are leaving or have already left University Hospital Kerry (UHK) and is looking for confirmation of this from the hospital. Deputy Daly claims there once were five staff in the department and now only […]

MANAGEMENT at South / South West Hospital Group, which includes University Hospital Kerry, are appealing to members of the public to continue to follow the Government’s Covid-19 guidelines relating to social distancing and hand hygiene, to ensure that they do not contribute to the spread of the coronavirus. The S/SWHG […]

MEMBERS of frontline staff and management in University Hospital Kerry have today released a video message that thanks the people of Kerry for their continued support during the Covid-19 pandemic. The video, which is available to view on the hospital’s social media, was recorded on the front lawns of UHK […]

THERE was just one patient waiting on a trolley in the Emergency Department of University Hospital Kerry in the past five days. According to data from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, the patient was waiting on the trolley on Tuesday. Since Monday, just 41 patients were waiting on trolleys […]

THE South/South West Hospital Group (S/SWHG), which includes UHK, has announced that the following private hospitals: Bon Secours Cork, Bon Secours Kerry, Mater Private Hospital Cork and UPMC  Whitfield Waterford will be working with the South/South West Hospital Group in their efforts to combat the COVID-19 virus. Following an agreement reached […]

GOGGLES from local secondary schools were recently gathered and donated to University Hospital Kerry. Presentation Tralee, CBS The Green, Mercy Mounthawk and  Coláiste Gleann Lí donated over 300 goggles as PPE equipment for the frontline staff. All at the schools wished the staff well and thanked them for the amazing […]

THERE are seven patients waiting on trolleys at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Kerry today, which accounts for nearly half of the total for the entire country. Nationwide, there are just 16 admitted patients waiting for beds this morning in hospitals all over the country, according to today’s INMO […]

THERE are nine patients waiting on trolleys at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Kerry this morning and while that number is relatively low, it’s the highest of any hospital in the country today. Numbers have been relatively low at UHK all week with seven waiting yesterday, three on Wednesday, […]

FOLLOWING a meeting this morning of the UHK COVID-19 committee at University Hospital Kerry, the hospital has decided to cancel all non- time critical elective surgery from tomorrow (Tuesday). The hospital says this measure is necessary in the interests of patient safety and has been taken in the context of […]

STRICT visitor restrictions have been introduced with immediate effect at University Hospital Kerry and seven other hospitals in the South/ South West Hospital Group, due to Infection Control concerns. The hospitals where these restrictions have been implemented are University Hospital Kerry; Cork University Hospital; Cork University Maternity Hospital; University Hospital Waterford; South Infirmary Victoria […]

STRICT visitor restrictions have been introduced with immediate effect at University Hospital Kerry due to several patients with suspected norovirus – commonly known as the vomiting bug. This is in the interest of patient care and in order to curb the spread of the vomiting bug within the Hospital. Anyone […]

THERE are 32 patients waiting on trolleys in the Emergency Department of University Hospital Kerry today according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). The hospital’s ED is experiencing a very busy week so far, with 28 patients waiting on trolleys on Tuesday and 23 on Monday. Every […]

AN Ardfert woman enjoyed a night out with her colleagues from University Hospital Kerry on Friday night to mark her leaving for another department in the hospital. Mary Donovan was a staff nurse in the Coronary Care Unit and Skellig Ward for the past 15 years, but she is now […]

THERE are 36 patients waiting on trolleys in the Emergency Department of University Hospital Kerry today according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). The hospital’s ED is experiencing a very busy week so far, with 27 patients waiting on trolleys on Thursday, 26 on Wednesday, 24 on […]

MEDIA outlets are reporting that a woman is being treated for respiratory issues and is believed to be receiving anti-viral medication in University Hospital Kerry for symptoms similar to the Coronavirus. Reports say the woman is in isolation as a precaution and may have been in contact with people who […]

THE DEXA Scan service at University Hospital Kerry is about to reopen. Deputy John Brassil, Fianna Fail’s junior spokesperson on Primary Care, Community Health services, held discussions with hospital management today and has been informed that the service will begin again and begin to clear the massive backlog of Kerry […]

A CEREMONY took place on Friday to mark the official opening of the refurbished Sliabh Mis mental health admission unit (also known as an approved centre) in the University Hospital Kerry. Minister for Mental Health Jim Daly officially opened the 34-bed unit. Since 2015, Sliabh Mis has undergone a significant phased programme […]

THIS January was the worst ever for patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry. There were 418 patients on trolleys during the month, surpassing the previous high of 382 in January 2018, by around 10% and 40% up on last January’s figure of 297. Nationwide, 12,024 admitted patients went without […]

FIANNA Fáil TD for Kerry, John Brassil, has said the overcrowding crisis in hospitals around the country is only going to get worse until extra bed capacity is made available and University Hospital Kerry is being left behind with regard to funding. Deputy Brassil said he was disappointed that University […]

ALL elective surgeries at University Hospital Kerry have been cancelled this week due to the high numbers of patients presenting to the hospital with influenza over the last week. The hospital will review this decision again on Thursday with regard to next week’s elective surgery (all patients cancelled will be facilitated […]

AN urgent appeal has been issued by Hospital Management at UHK for people to contact their GP prior to attending because of extremely busy hospital emergency departments. Due to a high volume of people presenting at University Hospital Kerry, the hospital is restricting visiting times to 2pm to 4pm, and […]

LAST year was the worst ever year for patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry. There were 3,610 patients waiting on trolleys in the hospital during 2019, up from the previous high of 3,396 last year, or around 6%. Nationwide, 118,367 patients went without hospital beds in 2019, according […]

THERE are 39 patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry today according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, a record high since they started collecting data. Only Cork University Hospital (54) and University Hospital Limerick (40) had more patients waiting on trolleys today. Nationwide, 573 admitted patients […]