Cork University Hospital apologises for 'deficits of care' of man, 57, who died

(Left to right) Colette Fennelly with her daughter Megan Fennelly, of Bishopstown, Cork, leaving the High Court on Tuesday. The court heard that Mrs Fennelly and her daughter were by her husband Don Fennelly’s hospital bedside all the time and advocated for him in hospital and after his death. Picture: Collins Courts

Cork University Hospital has apologised for “shortcomings” and acknowledged “deficits of care” which resulted in the untimely death of a 57-year-old man.

Business Development Manager Don Fennelly from Bishopstown, Cork, who was awaiting a third kidney transplant was admitted to Cork University Hospital (CUH) on December 31, 2017, with gastro intestinal bleeding.