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Galway double transplant recipient gives birth to miracle baby
FOR many people, avoiding a telephone call is a side-effect of a busy life, for many others, a telephone call is all that they are waiting for, because literally their lives depend on it. As you read this, there are 600 people in Ireland who are awaiting a transplant, and awaiting a telephone call to tell them that it could happen within hours.
Wellstone Clinic receives international accreditation
The Wellstone Clinic which provides renal dialysis care to patients with kidney problems has received international accreditation for its patient care.
Receiving the gift of life for Christmas
When Eoin Madden woke up last Christmas morning he realised he had been given the best present ever.
Kilkenny clinic closes with seventeen redundancies
The Wellstone Clinic in Kilkenny has closed its doors this week with the loss of over 17 jobs after almost three years of providing vital dialysis care to local patients.
Support Organ Donor Awareness Week
Organ Donor Awareness Week, organised by the Irish Kidney Association and supported by the Irish Donor Network, will take place from this Saturday, March 28, until April 4.
Wellstone clinic announce closure as Fresenius steps in
Some 20 job losses are on the cards for staff manning the Wellstone Clinic in Kilkenny following news that a five year contract which will ensure the provision of satellite renal dialysis for patients from the Carlow-Kilkenny has been awarded to German company Fresenius.
Fresenius prepare to open Kilkenny dialysis clinic
The health care provider Fresenius Medical Care (FMC) is preparing to open its renal dialysis unit in the heart of Kilkenny city this September as the Wellstone Clinic prepares to shut its doors.
HSE advice to the public during adverse weather
Despite a thaw in some parts of the country today, risks to the public from slips and falls on icy footpaths are likely to continue in the days ahead, the HSE said today. The elderly and vulnerable remain at risk of isolation in many parts of the country and the HSE today reminded people to drop in on elderly neighbours to ensure that they had adequate food, heating and prescription medicines. The public should remember that elderly people are particularly prone to hypothermia and pneumonia and while temperatures are due to rise slightly in the days ahead, health and safety risks, particularly to the elderly and vulnerable, are likely to remain for the foreseeable future.
