Hospital type Orthopaedic | Number of beds 20 | |
Location Kilcreene, County Kilkenny, Ireland Care system Carlow-Kilkenny Acute Hospitals | ||
Lourdes Orthopaedic Hospital (also known as Kilcreene Hospital) is a public hospital located in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is managed by the Health Service Executive and provides in-patient and out-patient orthopaedic services for the population of County Kilkenny and the South East. In 2008, the hospital served 4,887 out-patients, and 1,014 in-patients, with an average stay of 7.9 nights. In 2008, 99.4% of all admissions were elective. The hospital saw 327 day cases in the same year.
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Services
The Hospital provides elective orthopaedic services for the population of South East Ireland. In-patient services include orthopaedics, anaesthesia, and radiology. Orthopaedic procedures performed include hip arthroplasty, knee arthroplasty, foot and ankle procedures, and upper limb procedures. The hospital provides 20 in-patient beds.
Waiting times
As of November 2008, the National Treatment Purchase Fund listed the following waiting times for procedures:
Surgical
Hygiene
Independent audits rated hygiene levels as 73% satisfactory in 2005, rising to 89% in 2006.