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THE number of patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry in May was the highest for that month since records began and almost double May 2022 numbers. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation trolley watch figures for the month showed there were 276 patients waiting on trolleys at UHK […]

NEARLY €9m in capital funding has been announced this morning to support Kerry Healthcare services across 2023. University Hospital Kerry will receive over €8.5 million in funding this year for a host of key projects including €4.5 million to extend and refurbish the existing pathology laboratory. In this tranche of […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry (UHK) has launched a programme of work, ‘G.R.O. UHK’, which stands for Growing, Rejuvenating & Optimising UHK. The programme is aimed at implementing a range of projects and initiatives in response to findings and recommendations of  both the recently published HIQA report and the HSE review visit […]

A STATEMENT from University Hospital Kerry has been issued in response to the Health Information and Quality Authority’s report on the hospital released this morning. Four HIQA inspectors spent two days at the hospital last September. The hospital had advance notice of the inspection. During the inspection, HIQA inspectors found […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry will re-open all out-patient scheduled appointments and endoscopies on Monday, January 16. Elective procedures and elective surgery will be rescheduled after January 20, with time critical surgeries being accommodated. A statement issued by UHK management says the hospital continues “to be challenged in relation to the surge of […]

MANAGEMENT at University Hospital Kerry has issued a statement regarding the “extreme pressure” being placed on services at the hospital at the moment due to a number of factors. This pressure has now resulted in the deferral of most outpatient appointments and elective surgeries (see details below). There were 40 […]

THERE are 40 patients waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Kerry today according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. This is a record number at the hospital since the INMO started compiling  figures based on daily checks in emergency departments and wards across the country in 2006. […]

FIGURES collated by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show that, up to Tuesday, December 20, there were 3,371 patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry this year. While this figure was higher than in 2020 and 2021, it was still lower than the high of 3,610 in 2019. […]

CORK Kerry Community Healthcare Mental Health Services have opened a new mental health assessment room within the emergency department of University Hospital Kerry. The assessment room will be a confidential and therapeutic setting for anyone presenting to UHK in a mental health crisis. The room is a joint initiative between CKCH […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry is experiencing an exceptionally high volume of presentations, both adults and children, to its Emergency Department today, as it has been over the past number of days. A statement has been issued from hospital management saying there is intense pressure on capacity within the Emergency Department itself […]

MANAGEMENT at University Hospital Kerry are asking the public to, where appropriate, contact their pharmacy, GP or South Doc before presenting at the Emergency Department. This is due to what they describe as “absolutely unprecedented levels of presentation over the past number of days” at the ED in the hospital. “As […]

UHK have launched on online portal in a bid to ease the staff accommodation problem for potential employees. The ability to recruit new health and medical staff in UHK is being partially impacted by the lack of available housing. There is concern that the lack of accommodation could lead to […]

SINN Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has called on the government to invest in Haematology Services in University Hospital Kerry. Deputy Daly says he has been hearing from patients and hospital staff about deficiencies in Haematology services in the hospital. “Before the Dáil broke in July, I raised the […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry management has extended the deferral of Out Patient Scheduled appointments and elective surgeries, with the exception of time critical surgery, for Thursday and Friday. They made the decision — which has been extended since last Wednesday’s announcement — having considered the continuing difficulties associated with increasing Covid-19 […]

THERE were 31 patients waiting on trolleys at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Kerry this morning. This is the highest number this week, with 10 patients waiting on trolleys on Monday and 18 on Tuesday. Nationwide there are 540 admitted patients waiting for beds this morning in the country’s […]

THERE was a record number of patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry in June. There were 345 people waiting on trolleys at UHK last month, an increase of 295 on June 2021 when there were 50 patients on trolleys and up on the previous June record figure of 233 […]

NURSES and midwives working in University Hospital Kerry and West Kerry Community hospital have expressed their discontent with the delay in payment of the Pandemic Recognition Payment. This comes as their employer, the South/South West Hospital Group and Cork Kerry Community Healthcare have delayed the payment date for the Pandemic […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry has taken the decision to revise visiting arrangements at the hospital due to the rising number of COVID patients. A statement released by the hospital states that UHK had re-instated visiting arrangements on a safe and structured basis, in recognition of the importance of visiting for patients […]

AN investment of €13.11 million in Capital funding will support Kerry Healthcare services across 2022. University Hospital Kerry will receive over €12.5 million in funding this year for a host of key projects including over €6.5 million to fund a state of the art new Blood Science Project. Cahersiveen Community […]

SINN Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, has called on the government to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to hospital overcrowding following the publication of the INMO’s Trolley Watch analysis for March. The figures show for University Hospital Kerry show 338 patients were waiting on trolleys the hospital in March, the […]

MEMBERS of the public are invited to nominate staff members at University Hospital Kerry for the ‘People Of UHK Awards’. The People of UHK Awards celebrate the individuals and teams who go the extra mile and make a real difference to patients, families and colleagues. They will focus on showing […]

University Hospital Kerry Management have decided to postpone Outpatient appointments and all Elective surgery, with the exception of time critical surgery, from Monday, March 28 up to and including Friday, April, 1. The made the decision having considered the continuing difficulties associated with increasing Covid-19 numbers and staffing challenges. Exceptions […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry are requesting that members of the general public only attend the Emergency Department if absolutely necessary, as the hospital is extremely busy and there is an increase in Covid-19 levels across Kerry. UHK Management request that members of the public should consider alternatives such as GPs or […]

A LETTER of approval has been issued to UHK from the Minister for Health which greenlights a €10m upgrade of oncology services at UHK. The €10 million investment will provide for an extension to the existing oncology day ward including funding to cover design, construction and equipment costs. The project […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry has announced that in line with the improvement in Covid numbers, they are now in a position to update visiting arrangements . Visiting is being extended from 5 days to 7 days (Monday to Sunday inclusive). Patients can have two visits per week as per ward schedule that […]

UNIVERSITY Hospital Kerry has extended the cancellation of Out Patient Scheduled appointments until early next week. A statement from UHK Management on their Facebook page explains they made the decision due to the continuing difficulties associated with increasing Covid-19 numbers and staffing challenges. They have also decided to postpone Elective surgery, […]

A STATEMENT from management at University Hospital Kerry issued this evening confirmed the extended cancellation of outpatient scheduled appointments at UHK up to and including Friday, January 7. This is due to the continuing difficulties associated with increasing Covid-19 numbers and staffing challenges. The exceptions to the cancelled clinics are: […]

THE Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit at University Hospital Kerry received a boost yesterday with the presentation of a cheque for €5,641. It was all thanks to Ann Eager, who took on a charity cycle a couple of weeks ago from Donegal to Derrymore in aid of the ICU in Beaumont and the […]

THERE was a record number of patients waiting on trolleys in University Hospital Kerry in October. There were 343 people waiting on trolleys at UHK last month, an increase of over 100 on October 2020 (241) and up on the previous October record figure of 306 in 2019. The monthly […]

MANAGEMENT at University Hospital Kerry have made the decision to postpone scheduled Outpatient appointments at the hospital up to and including Tuesday, October 26. They made the decision due to the increased demands on the hospital. The Emergency Department (ED) is exceptionally busy and has been coming under continuing pressure […]