PICTURES: New ward opens at St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny

Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill officially opened the Medical 3 ward at St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny last week following its extensive refurbishment. - SEE PICTURES BELOW

The Medical 3 wardwas a vacant decommissioned surgical ward, which has been repurposed to create 14 new additional beds to facilitate winter surge capacity. Works to upgrade its current inpatient facilities and improve compliance with infection prevention and control were also carried out as part of these refurbishment works.

"The newly refurbished medical ward will help make a real difference to people needing treatment and care in St Luke’s General Hospital," Minister Carroll MacNeill said.

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"It will enhance the HSE’s capacity regionally to meet the growing healthcare needs of the area and strengthen St Luke’s role in providing the right care at the right time in the right place to those who need it," she added.

Niamh Lacey, Hospital Manager, commented: "These refurbished beds will provide much needed capacity at St Luke’s General Hospital and will help us to continue to care for our patients with dedication and dignity.

"I see every day the work our incredible staff in St Luke’s General Hospital do and I would like to thank them for their hard work. The opening of this new medical ward represents the continued commitment we have to their work and in providing the best healthcare possible for those living in Kilkenny and Carlow."

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