Shortage of Transplant Surgeons Addressed, Claims IKA

April 1, 2015
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    The shortage of surgeons and the less than ideal hospital conditions driving young doctors abroad have been addressed, said Eddie Flood, the chairman of the Westmeath branch of the Irish Kidney Association (IKA).

    He was speaking at the launch, at the Greville Arms last Thursday, of Organ Donor Week, which runs from March 28 to Saturday April 4.

    “2014 wasn’t a great year for organ transplant. The situation in Beaumont is improving slightly but there is a shortage of surgeons who carry out the necessary transplants,” said Mr Flood.

    He announced that an Organ Donor Transplant Center has already been set up. “The center will have co-ordinators based in all five acute hospitals. The activities of the center will lead to more transplants,” he said.



     



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