UPMC Kildare

UPMC Kildare Hospital
UPMC Kildare is located in County Kildare
UPMC Kildare
Location within County Kildare
Geography
LocationProsperous Road, Clane, County Kildare, Ireland
Coordinates53°17′23″N 6°42′03″W / 53.289637°N 6.700812°W / 53.289637; -6.700812
Organisation
Care systemPrivate
TypeGeneral
NetworkUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Services
Beds39
History
FoundedOctober 1985
Links
Websitewww.upmc.ie/upmc-kildare
ListsHospitals in the Republic of Ireland

UPMC Kildare Hospital, formerly known as 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]

UPMC Group bought Clane Hospital (now UPMC Kildare) in 2019.[7]

Services

UPMC Kildare 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.[8][9] UPMC Kildare does not have an emergency department.[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. 1 2 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. ↑ O'Donovan, Donal (13 November 2019). "UPMC confirms takeover of Clane hospital". Business Irish. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  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. ↑ "UPMC Kildare Hospital". UPMC in Ireland. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
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