Some 43 residents of Dingle Community Hospital have moved to their new home in the West Kerry Community Hospital.

The new Hospital, built at a cost of €16.4 million, provides a much enhanced environment for residents, staff and visitors.

The new unit was designed to provide residential care for people in the region as well as a wide range of community supports, including convalescent care, respite care, hospice care and direct GP admissions.

Also located on the campus of the new Hospital is a mental health day care centre, day care centre for older people, Southdoc facilities and an ambulance base for the Dingle area.

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The mental health day care centre will replace the existing, smaller mental health day care centre which was located in the old community hospital.

The new day care centre for older people will compliment the existing range of community based, day support services being provided throughout the peninsula by a range of voluntary organisations.

Pat Healy, Regional Director of Operations, HSE South said: "The development of this facility has always been a priority for HSE South. The new West Kerry Community Hospital will make an important contribution to the quality of life of residents now, and into the future, as well forming a key element of health service provision for the region. Locating a number of additional HSE services on the Hospital campus is also significant for the local area and will further enhance health service delivery locally.

"I want to congratulate all those involved with this development and wish the residents and staff well in their new environment."

(CD)