PHOTOS: Minster For Health Officially Opens Women’s Health Hub In Tralee

HSE South West welcomed Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, TD, to Tralee today, where she officially opened the Women’s Health Hub on John Joe Sheehy Road.

The Minister also paid a courtesy visit to University Hospital Kerry to meet staff, review planned capital works, and visit the Palliative Care Unit.

The Women’s Health Hub, located on John Joe Sheehy Road, welcomed its first patients in March 2026.

The 9,700 square foot multidisciplinary facility brings together consultants, specialist nurses and midwives, physiotherapists, infant feeding experts, social workers, perinatal mental health professionals and bereavement support staff under one roof.

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The Hub provides co-ordinated services for women across their life course, ensuring access to care “in the right place and at the right time.”

This modern, integrated model of care in Kerry supports improved access, earlier intervention and more seamless pathways between community and acute settings.

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, TD, said: “The Women’s Health Hub in Tralee, with an investment of over €8 million, reflects our commitment to strengthening women’s health services in every part of the country. This facility brings together expertise that supports Kerry women throughout their lives, and it is shaped by what women have told us that they really need from their health system.

Julie O’Neill, HSE South West Manager for Kerry, said: “The opening of the Women’s Health Hub in Tralee is a major step forward for women’s health services in Kerry. By integrating specialist teams in one location, we can provide more timely, person-centred and co-ordinated care for women throughout their lives. This investment strengthens our ability to support women and families across the region and ensures that services continue to evolve in line with local needs.” Scroll down for photos...