asked the Minister for Health if he will state in respect of the latest year for which figures are available the average duration of stay in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Hospital Patients.
20.
As the information requested is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
THE LATEST YEAR FOR WHICH THE AVERAGE DURATION OF STAY IN GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS IS AVAILABLE IS 1967 AND DETAILS ARE GIVEN HEREUNDER
|
County Hospitals |
Regional Hospitals |
Voluntary Hospitals—General |
||||
|
County |
Hospital |
Average Duration of Stay (days) |
Hospital |
Average Duration of Stay (days) |
Hospital |
Average Duration of Stay (days) |
|
Cavan |
County Medical and Surgical |
10.1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Clare |
County Hospital, Ennis |
8.6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Cork |
County Hospital, Bantry |
14.9 |
St. Finbarr's, Cork |
15.2 |
North Charitable Infirmary |
16.2 |
|
,, |
County Hospital, Mallow |
12.8 |
— |
— |
Mercy |
16.9 |
|
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
South Charitable Infirmary |
18.8 |
|
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Victoria |
13.5 |
|
Donegal |
County Hospital, Letterkenny |
8.4 |
— |
— |
Sheil, Ballyshannon |
16.0 |
|
Dublin |
St. Columcille's Loughlinstown |
17.3 |
St. Kevin's (includes Geriatrics) |
43.8 |
Adelaide |
15.9 |
|
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Jervis Street |
11.7 |
|
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Dr. Steeven's |
15.2 |
|
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Mater Misericordiae |
14.9 |
|
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Meath |
13.4 |
|
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Mercers |
13.8 |
|
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Monkstown |
14.5 |
|
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Royal City of Dublin, Baggot St. |
16.8 |
|
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Sir Patrick Dun's |
14.5 |
|
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
St. Laurence's |
16.2 |
|
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
St. Michael's, Dún Laoghaire |
12.9 |
|
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
St. Vincent's |
16.9 |
|
Galway |
— |
— |
Galway Regional |
14.8 |
Portiuncula, Ballinasloe |
15.2 |
|
Kerry |
County Hospital, Tralee |
13.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Kildare |
County Hospital, Naas |
14.4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Kilkenny |
County Hospital, Kilkenny |
9.8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Laois |
County Hospital, Portlaoise |
9.6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Leitrim |
County Hospital, Manorhamilton |
18.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Limerick |
— |
— |
Limerick Regional |
9.6 |
Barrington's |
10.4 |
|
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
St. John's |
10.6 |
|
Longford |
County Hospital, Longford |
6.8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Louth |
County Hospital, Dundalk |
12.3 |
— |
— |
Our Lady of Lourdes, Drogheda |
12.0 |
|
Mayo |
County Hospital, Castlebar |
8.7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Meath |
County Hospital, An Uaimh |
10.7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Monaghan |
County Hospital, Monaghan |
13.8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Offaly |
County Hospital, Tullamore |
10.5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Roscommon |
County Hospital, Roscommon |
10.5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Sligo |
County Hospital, Sligo |
11.5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Tipperary (NR) |
County Hospital, Nenagh |
11.8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Tipperary (SR) |
County Surgical, Cashel |
9.9 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Tipperary (SR) |
County Medical and Maternity, Clonmel |
11.7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Waterford |
— |
— |
Ardkeen |
11.5 |
County and City Infirmary |
14.5 |
|
Westmeath |
County Hospital, Mullingar |
9.7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Wexford |
County Hospital, Wexford |
10.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
21.
asked the Minister for Health the average weekly cost of maintaining a person in hospital.
As the Deputy will appreciate, the cost of maintaining and treating a person in hospital varies considerably as between the various categories of hospital. For the groups of hospitals comprising county hospitals including regional general hospitals, district mental hospitals, and voluntary general teaching and non-teaching hospitals the average weekly cost in the latest year for which figures are available was £17.
22.
asked the Minister for Health the number of patients sent annually by each local health authority to hospitals in other areas.
The information is not readily available in the precise form requested. However, information is available for local authority hospitals in the year 1968 and for voluntary hospitals in the year 1967, which shows the number of patients who received in-patient treatment in hospitals (other than county homes or mental hospitals) in areas outside the area of their parent health authority.
As this information is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
|
Parent health authority |
Patients treated in hospitals in other areas (excluding Mental Hospitals and County Homes) |
|
Carlow |
2,494 |
|
Cavan |
1,537 |
|
Clare |
2,908 |
|
Cork |
977 |
|
Donegal |
1,407 |
|
Dublin |
1,359 |
|
Galway |
709 |
|
Kerry |
2,988 |
|
Kildare |
4,685 |
|
Kilkenny |
2,290 |
|
Laoighis |
1,586 |
|
Leitrim |
1,322 |
|
Limerick |
880 |
|
Longford |
1,570 |
|
Louth |
948 |
|
Mayo |
3,508 |
|
Meath |
4,450 |
|
Monaghan |
2,192 |
|
Offaly |
1,435 |
|
Roscommon |
2,341 |
|
Sligo |
921 |
|
Tipperary, NR |
1,919 |
|
Tipperary, SR |
1,611 |
|
Waterford |
1,315 |
|
Westmeath |
1,794 |
|
Wexford |
2,978 |
|
Wicklow |
6,188 |