UPMC Kildare Hospital, also called Clane Hospital, is a
private hospital located in
Clane,
County Kildare
County Kildare ( ga, Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county, ...
,
Ireland. It is
accredited by CHKS.
History
The hospital was founded in October 1985 by
Andrew Rynne
Andrew Rynne is a retired Irish surgeon, medical practitioner and founder of Clane General Hospital in County Kildare. Rynne was the chairperson of the Irish Family Planning Association and the Republic of Ireland's first vasectomy specialist. He ...
, 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
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,
gynaecology
Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, forming the combined are ...
,
orthopaedic surgery,
dental surgery,
cataract surgery,
endoscopy,
dermatology and
plastic surgery.
Outpatient facilities include
diagnostic imaging,
physiotherapy
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, a
fertility clinic and
cardiology.
UPMC Group bought Clane Hospital in 2019.
References
External links
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Hospital
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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