Hopes rise for long-awaited opening of €16m community hospital despite quality issues

HOPES are rising that the long-awaited opening of a community hospital in Dingle, Co Kerry, will be sooner than expected.

Hopes rise for long-awaited opening of €16m community hospital despite quality issues
Tue, 07 Sep, 2010 - 01:00
Donal Hickey

The opening of the €16.4 million facility was scheduled for July 27 but was postponed at short notice as the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) indicated it was not satisfied the hospital met the required standards of patient care.

It was understood work required by HIQA to enable the hospital to be registered would take up to six months.

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