Kerry General Hospital operating theatre’s hygiene ‘unacceptable’

Kerry General Hospital has been criticised for “unacceptable” levels of hygiene in its operating theatre in an inspection report by health watchdog Hiqa.

Inspectors identified “immediate high-risk findings” in relation to the maintenance and infrastructure of the operating theatre complex, and also raised concerns over the oncology day unit and the management of the risk of Legionnaire’s disease at the hospital.

An inspection on July 8 determined that the cumulative findings were poor enough to require a reinspection, which was carried out the following month.