Affidea Opens New Medical Scanning Centre in Waterford

Officiated by Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research & Development, Mr. John Halligan T.D. & Affidea Brand Ambassador, Olympic hero Thomas Barr Affidea Waterford was proud to officially launch our new medical scanning facility on July 7, to serve the people of Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny and Tipperary. Investing €2.6M in the state-of-the-art clinic, as part of an overall €15M investment in the Irish healthcare sector, the multi-modality scanning centre located in Holly House, Arkeen, Cove Roundabout, Waterford will serve as a primary…

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Jul 2017

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Affidea sponsors Ireland’s soccer-playing doctors for 3rd year at Medical World Cup

Ireland’s soccer-playing doctors are off to Austria for the World Medical Football Championship, with the support of proud sponsor Affidea. To take part in the annual championship this July, players must be doctors, and must produce their passports and even copies of their medical degrees before kick-off. The referee holds a medical pop-quiz of medical knowledge on the pitch before each match to make sure the players are indeed qualified medical doctors! With 7 of…

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Jul 2017

Events, News

GPBuddy National GP Awards in association with Affidea

Annual Awards Recognise Excellence, Innovation and Collaboration in General Practice GPBuddy.ie, the most widely used online resource for GPs in Ireland, is calling on GPs and members of the public to submit their nominations for this year’s GPBuddy National GP Awards, in association with Affidea Ireland, ahead of the deadline on Friday 14th July. As the first and only awards ceremony of its kind in Ireland, the GPBuddy Awards offer a unique opportunity to celebrate…

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Jun 2017

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Affidea Ireland sponsored Rith Beo Fun Run another great success!

The fifth annual Affidea Ireland sponsored Rith Beo race took place at a sun-soaked Gaelscoil Osraí in Kilkenny on Sunday morning. There was a great atmosphere at the school as over 600 runners took part on the day – its largest attendance to date. Participants got to enjoy the 5K and 10K routes in the sunshine through the scenic Loughboy area of the city. Four separate races proved popular including a 3K Family Fun Run, 5K Individual Race, 5K Team event and…

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May 2017

Events, News

Affidea Ireland sponsors the Junior Endurance Programme at Athletics Ireland

Affidea Ireland is proud to support the Junior Endurance Programme at Athletics Ireland over the past 12 months. This support targets roughly 160 of our most talented junior endurance athletes through the regional junior endurance performance squads and the National Junior XC panel. It has been a very impressive start to the season and 18 young endurance athletes have achieved qualifying standards already for major championships in July, including the European Youth Olympics in Hungary, the European…

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May 2017

Events, News

Thomas Barr: Why MRI Scans are Important for Athletes

Thomas Barr, Irish Olympian and record holder, on why MRI scans are so important for athletes & how he has benefited. As an Olympic athlete, how have you benefited from MRI scans? MRI scans have been an integral part in aiding my physio in diagnosing injuries. I have had a recurring injury in my hip the past 4 years or so, and it was the MRI and MRA scans which indicated a labral tear in…

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May 2017

News, Olympian & Affidea Brand Ambassador Thomas Barr

Affidea Ireland supports local initiatives yet again

Go Rith Beo! Local Kilkenny athletes and former rugby internationals launch annual Rith Beo Race. Local athletes Eoin Everard and Joanne Cuddihy, as well as recent winning Camogie stars Niamh Deely and Michelle Teehan, launched the annual Rith Beo race at Gaelscoil Osraí on Friday morning. Also in attendance were Affidea CEO Tom Finn and form Irish rugby internationals Mick Galway and David Corkery. The Rith Beo event, sponsored by Affidea Ireland, Ireland’s leading diagnostic…

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May 2017

Events, News

Thomas Barr: My Experience with Affidea

We caught up with Thomas Barr, Irish Olympian and record holder, about his experience at the Affidea Northwood clinic, and why Affidea is such a valuable service for athletes. Was this your first time with Affidea? This was indeed my first time visiting an Affidea clinic. I had a full body composition DXA scan and I also got MRI scans on my hips, lower back and feet. Between getting setup in the machines, transfer…

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Apr 2017

News, Olympian & Affidea Brand Ambassador Thomas Barr

Affidea Announces New Medical Scanning Centre for Waterford

Affidea Announces New Medical Scanning Centre for Waterford €2.6M investment in Waterford by diagnostics company Waterford, 29th March 2017: Affidea, Ireland’s leading independent provider of diagnostic imaging services including MRI, Ultrasound and X-ray, today announced its plans to open a new medical scanning facility in Ardkeen, Waterford this June, to serve the people of Waterford and surrounding areas. The company is creating ten jobs and is investing €2.6m in opening the Waterford centre, as part…

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Apr 2017

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Affidea Announces New Medical Scanning Centre for Tallaght

Affidea Announces New Medical Scanning Centre for Tallaght €3.5M West Dublin investment by diagnostics company Dublin, 13th March 2017: Affidea, Ireland’s leading independent provider of diagnostic imaging services including MRI, Ultrasound and X-ray, today announced its plans to open a new medical scanning facility in Tallaght this May, to serve the people of Dublin West and surrounding areas. The company is creating ten jobs and is investing €3.5m in opening the Tallaght centre, as part…

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Mar 2017

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TRUST

	What’s Affidea’s secret to transforming the standards of healthcare service provision? Our people. Healthcare professionals that know what they are doing and care about what they do. They make us who we are today. And who we want to be tomorrow.
PEOPLE

	We implement the highest standards and procedures to ensure safety. Affidea is committed to becoming the first European diagnostic provider to shape a new paradigm in patient safety by introducing a company wide Dose Excellence Programme ensuring the right balance between dose and image quality.
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	Affidea has an extensive network of international affiliations with the world’s top medical institutions to ensure that our doctors always have immediate access to the latest medical knowledge, clinical guidelines and medical procedures in all Affidea medical centres in order to ensure the highest quality diagnostics and cancer treatment.
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	We know that hospitality is important. We care about how you feel and want to make each visit to an Affidea centre as comfortable as we can. An exceptional patient experience is ensured by delivering a personalised service in modern and comfortable service settings where you feel safe and confident that you are receiving the highest quality medical care.
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	Technology has done more for health today than it has ever done and will do even more in the future. Affidea is committed to operating a best in class medical equipment base and maintain it’s long standing relations with major equipment producers to ensure our patients will always have access to the latest, most innovative and effective technology.
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	We develop and exchange best practice. Patients deserve to know what we do, how we do it and why we do it. The continuous improvement of all Affidea care delivery processes is achieved by capitalising on the company’s extensive experience in 14 European countries and an organised effort to share best practice to improve patient safety and patient experience.
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