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‘DREADFUL EXPERIENCE’ 

I was shocked by what doc said to my wife in hospital after daughter banged head and was out cold, Pat Kenny says

  • 20:10, 23 Sep 2022
  • Updated: 20:36, 23 Sep 2022

RADIO host Pat Kenny expressed his concerns about Ireland’s healthcare system after his daughter suffered a “dreadful experience” in hospital.

The Newstalk presenter confronted Health Minister Stephen Donnelly over the treatment his daughter received as the pair discussed issues facing the health service.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said recruitment plans are underway
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said recruitment plans are underwayCredit: PA
Pat and his wife Kathy weren't impressed with the standard of treatment their daughter received
Pat and his wife Kathy weren’t impressed with the standard of treatment their daughter receivedCredit: Getty – Contributor

Veteran broadcaster Kenny revealed how he and his wife Cathy rushed one of their two daughters to Dublin’s St Vincent’s Hospital emergency department after she “banged her head” and was “knocked out for several minutes”. 

He said: “My own dreadful experience at St Vincent’s Hospital with my daughter in the summer doesn’t give me great optimism for how things will be in the winter.

“My concern was obviously with my daughter who fell, banged her head, blood flowing, was knocked out for several minutes and right throughout the night was not checked for vital signs.

“They said ‘you’ll get a scan in the morning’, by which time, happily she was not, but she could have been dead with a bleed on the brain.

“Then a doctor has the effrontery to say to my wife, when the bandage was taken off, and my daughter said ‘please put it back on because it eases the discomfort’, he handed her a fresh bandage and says ‘do it yourself’.

Minster Donnelly replied to the shocking story, saying: “That doesn’t sound right”, to which Kenny added: “But that’s people who have run out of empathy, to be quite honest, run out of road, run out of empathy.”

In a statement released to Independent.ie, St Vincent’s Hospital said: “SVUH does not comment on individual patients to third parties. We are committed to providing the highest standards of care to our patients so that we can achieve the best health outcomes for the patient.

They added: “We take every complaint very seriously and our patient advice and support team is dedicated to supporting patients who are unhappy with their experience of care in our hospital.”

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