€6m unit to cater for more kidney operations

Stephanie Browne, who received one of her mother’s kidneys six months ago, was the first patient treated at the newly refurbished national kidney transplant unit.

Stephanie, 25, and her mother, Claire, were among the patients who attended the official opening of the new facility at Beau-mont Hospital, Dublin, by Disabilities Minister Finian McGrath.

The HSE invested €5.95m in the custom-designed facility, which was completed on time and within budget. It was specially designed to suit immuno-suppressed patients following a transplant.