The cost of patient transport in UHK increased by €175,000 last year.
According to the hospital, the cost of transporting patients in 2019 was nearly €510,000.
University Hospital Kerry incurs costs for the transport of out patients, patients for dialysis and some ambulance transfers.
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In 2018, these totalled €333,000, with the transport of patients for dialysis accounting for over half of that.
Last year, the cost of transporting patients for dialysis increased by over €100,000 to €279,000.
There were also increases in the cost of out patient transport and ambulance transport, according to documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.
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In total, UHK paid out €509,000 in patient transport costs in 2019.
