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Mayo General Hospital has agreed to implement the recommendations of Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly following her investigation into the death of a 53-year-old woman. The woman’s family brought their complaint to the Ombudsman after they were unsatisfied with the way the hospital had carried out an investigation into a complaint they made following her death.

A ban on visitors is in place at the Pre Discharge Unit (PDU) in Kilcreene Hospital, Kilkenny, in a bid to curb suspected cases of the Winter Vomiting Bug.

More than 50 patients and members of staff had to be evacuated from St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny last week after a gas leak was detected near one of the buildings.

Patients, staff and visitors at St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny were treated to a pleasant surprise on Friday October 3 last, when the Liam McCarthy Cup and three other All Ireland hurling championship trophies were on show.

The temporary closure of the gynaecology ward at St Luke’s Hospital will cause unnecessary hardship for women awaiting treatment and procedures, a local Fine Gael Councillor has warned.

A Carlow family who lost their wife and mother to incorrect diagnosis are to be awarded €250,000 following a High Court decision made this month.

Kilkenny’s outspoken Junior Minister John Mc Guinness found himself in hot water this week as workers’ unions from around the country exploded about comments he made about public service workers at the weekend.

Local frustration at the slow pace of progress on Phase 2B of the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar was brought directly to the Government this week by Labour TD Willie Penrose.

Apart from ringing in the New Year’s a number of Kilkenny families had cause to celebrate even more with the birth of eight new babies, five boys and three girls, in the early hours of New Year’s Day at Kilkenny’s St Luke’s General Hospital.

Mayo General Hospital has recently launched a paperless results service for GPs that uses the hospital’s laboratory services. This is a significant innovation and provides substantial benefits to patients and GP practices.