UPMC Kildare

UPMC Kildare Hospital
Geography
Location	Prosperous Road, Clane, County Kildare, Ireland
Coordinates	53°17′23″N6°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.upmc.ie/upmc-kildare
Lists	Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland

UPMC Kildare Hospital, also called Clane Hospital, is a private hospital located in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland. ^{[1] [2]} It is accredited by CHKS. ^{[3] [4]}

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. ^[5]

The hospital used defective Poly Implant Prothèse breast implants prior to 2012. ^{[6] [4]}

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. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

UPMC Group bought Clane Hospital in 2019. ^[10]

References

1. "Excerpta medica. Section 33: Orthopedic surgery". 30 October 1990 – via Google Books.
2. Higgs, Michael J.; Shiffman, Melvin A. (25 August 2017). Cosmetic Breast Cases: Results of Online Discussions. Springer. ISBN   9783319277141 – via Google Books.
3. "Quality & Accreditation".
4. Deegan, Gordon. "Clane General Hospital expects to return to profit this year". The Irish Times.
5. Hogan, Senan. "New TG4 programme on Kildare vasectomy doctor Andrew Rynne to air tonight". www.kildarenow.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
6. Campos, Adelina (30 April 2014). "HSE will pay to remove dodgy breast implants". irishmirror.
7. "About Us".
8. "Our Locations | Institute of Eye Surgery".
9. McPhillips, Fiona (27 June 2014). TTC: Trying to Conceive: The Irish Couple's Guide. Liberties Press. ISBN   9781909718821 – via Google Books.
10. O'Donovan, Donal (13 November 2019). "UPMC confirms takeover of Clane hospital". Business Irish. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

External links

• Official website