asked the Minister for Health the length of the average waiting period for treatment in the orthopaedic hospital, in Cappagh, Dublin 11 in each of the years 1983 to date; and the number of surgical treatments completed in the same years.
Written Answers - Hospital Waiting List.
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As the information requested by the Deputy is in tabular form, I propose to circulate the reply with the Official Report.
The available information on the length of the waiting period for operations performed at Our Lady's Hospital, Cappagh, is as follows:
|
Joint Operations |
Other Orthopaedic Operations |
|
|
1983 |
3 months to 2 years |
3 months to 1 year |
|
1984 |
3 months to 2 years |
3 months to 1 year |
|
1985 |
3 months to 2.5 years |
3 months to 1 year |
|
1986 |
3 months to 3 years |
3 months to 15 months |
|
1987 |
3 months to 4 years |
3 months to 18 months |
The number of operations performed at the Hospital is as follows:
|
Joint Replacements |
Other Orthopaedic Operations |
Total |
|
|
1983 |
650 |
1,380 |
2,030 |
|
1984 |
631 |
1,496 |
2,127 |
|
1985 |
572 |
1,324 |
1,896 |
|
1986 |
623 |
1,222 |
1,845 |
|
1987 |
432 |
1,139 |
1,571 |