asked the Minister for Health the daily costs involved in maintaining a patient in each of the general and voluntary hospitals in the Southern Health Board region; the daily costs involved in maintaining a patient in each of the general and voluntary hospitals in the remaining health board areas in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Hospital Costs.
247.
Up to date information is not readily available in the precise format requested by the Deputy. However, the following are the estimated average daily costs of maintaining a patient in accute general hospitals for the country as a whole in 1988:
|
£ |
|
|
Health board regional hospitals |
155 |
|
Health board county hospitals |
117 |
|
Voluntary teaching hospitals |
171 |
|
Voluntary non-teaching hospitals |
118 |
Comparable estimated figures for the Southern Health Board area are as follows:
Health Board General Hospitals:
|
£ |
|
|
Cork Regional |
172 |
|
Tralee General |
137 |
|
Mallow General |
134 |
|
Bantry General |
105 |
Voluntary Teaching Hospitals:
|
£ |
|
|
Mercy |
122 |
|
South Infirmary/Victoria |
141 |
The Deputy will appreciate that the cost figures for individual hospitals are influenced by a wide variety of factors such as the range of specialities provided, the existence of intensive care facilities, the volume of out-patient services and the age profile of patients catered for.