Hospital in County Kildare, Ireland
| UPMC Kildare Hospital | |
|---|---|
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| Geography | |
| Location | Prosperous Road, Clane, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°17′23″N 6°42′03″W / 53.289637°N 6.700812°W / 53.289637; -6.700812 |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Funding | For-profit hospital |
| Type | General |
| Network | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
| Services | |
| Beds | 39 |
| History | |
| Opened | October 1985 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland |
UPMC Kildare Hospital, also called Clane Hospital, is a private hospital located in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland. It is accredited by CHKS.
History
The hospital was founded in October 1985 by Andrew Rynne, an Irish surgeon and the chairperson of the Irish Family Planning Association, and the Republic of Ireland's first vasectomy specialist.
A controversy in its history was the use of defective Poly Implant Prothèse breast implants prior to 2012.
Services
Clane General offers urology, ENT, gynaecology, orthopaedic surgery, dental surgery, cataract surgery, endoscopy, dermatology and plastic surgery. Outpatient facilities include diagnostic imaging, physiotherapy, a fertility clinic and cardiology.
UPMC Group bought Clane Hospital in 2019.
References
- "Excerpta medica. Section 33: Orthopedic surgery". 30 October 1990 – via Google Books.
- Higgs, Michael J.; Shiffman, Melvin A. (25 August 2017). Cosmetic Breast Cases: Results of Online Discussions. Springer. ISBN 9783319277141 – via Google Books.
- "Quality & Accreditation".
- ^ Deegan, Gordon. "Clane General Hospital expects to return to profit this year". The Irish Times.
- Hogan, Senan. "New TG4 programme on Kildare vasectomy doctor Andrew Rynne to air tonight". www.kildarenow.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- Campos, Adelina (30 April 2014). "HSE will pay to remove dodgy breast implants". irishmirror.
- "About Us".
- "Our Locations | Institute of Eye Surgery".
- McPhillips, Fiona (27 June 2014). TTC: Trying to Conceive: The Irish Couple's Guide. Liberties Press. ISBN 9781909718821 – via Google Books.
- O'Donovan, Donal (13 November 2019). "UPMC confirms takeover of Clane hospital". Business Irish. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
External links
Categories:- Clane
- Buildings and structures in County Kildare
- Hospitals in County Kildare
- Hospital buildings completed in 1985
- Hospitals established in 1985
- 1985 establishments in Ireland
- Private hospitals in the Republic of Ireland
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- 20th-century architecture in the Republic of Ireland