Following the success of previous years, Whitfield recently launched its food and health initiative, Eat Right Live Right, to run in tandem with RTE’s ‘Operation Transformation’. Now in its third year, the popular Eat Right Live Right programme places emphasis on the importance of nutritionally balanced meals for the patients, staff and visitors to Whitfield. … Continued
Whitfield in Waterford City has become the first hospital in Ireland and the UK to achieve the new ISO50001 energy management accreditation. By working in partnership with the global resource management company, Veolia, since 2006, the Waterford based hospital has already made significant reductions to carbon emissions. Now with the ISO50001 status, Whitfield is set … Continued
A new website recently launched by Whitfield’s Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr. David McMurray, provides a wealth of information on a wide range of women’s health issues. The site, assurewomenshealth.ie, offers pertinent advice and information on issues such as gynaecology, sub-fertility and urogynaecology. Dr. David McMurray, who conducts weekly clinics at Whitfield, devised … Continued
In its largest investment in ten years, Whitfield is expanding its footprint at the Butlerstown site in Waterford to create a fifth operating theatre. This €1.8m investment will create 12 new jobs and is currently employing 20 in the construction of this new facility. The investment is necessitated due to the consistent increase in demand … Continued
The Movember Foundation has been shining the spotlight on men’s health issues for over ten years, raising millions for projects which focus on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and physical activity. As part of the most recent campaign, 135 staff members from Waterford’s Whitfield Hospital and UPMC Whitfield Cancer Centre joined forces for … Continued
