Hospital extension delay continues

WORK on a long-awaited extension to Kenmare Community Hospital will not commence this year, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed.

Hospital extension delay continues

The project has been delayed for six years and there was disappointment at the announcement in the area, yesterday.

The cost of extending the hospital, which serves a large, scattered district of South Kerry, was estimated at IR£2 million in 2000. The plan is to increase capacity from 26 beds to 40.

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