UPMC Acquires Second Hospital In Ireland

As part of its continued expansion of trusted, high-quality health care services in Ireland, UPMC announced that it has acquired Clane General Hospital in County Kildare, in partnership with the Institute of Eye Surgery (IOES), and is renaming the facility UPMC Kildare Hospital. UPMC also will work with IOES to create a national Ophthalmology Network of Excellence, while adding or expanding other needed medical specialties for individuals in the region. The financial terms of the UPMC Kildare acquisition were not disclosed.

Located about 20 miles west of Dublin, 39-bed UPMC Kildare will support IOES in creating the Ophthalmology . . .