UPMC Kildare Hospital, also called Clane Hospital, is a private hospital located in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland. It is accredited by CHKS.

History

The hospital was founded in October 1985 by Andrew Rynne, an Irish surgeon and the chairperson of the Irish Family Planning Association, and the Republic of Ireland's first vasectomy specialist.

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A controversy in its history was the use of defective Poly Implant Prothèse breast implants prior to 2012.

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Services

Clane General offers urology, ENT, gynaecology, orthopaedic surgery, dental surgery, cataract surgery, endoscopy, dermatology and plastic surgery. Outpatient facilities include diagnostic imaging, physiotherapy, a fertility clinic and cardiology.

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UPMC Group bought Clane Hospital in 2019.

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Buildings and structures in County Kildare

Hospitals in County Kildare

Hospital buildings completed in 1985

Hospitals established in 1985

1985 establishments in Ireland

Private hospitals in the Republic of Ireland

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20th-century architecture in the Republic of Ireland