James Leonard
Question:118 Mr. Leonard asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the increase/decrease in admissions to acute hospitals in each health board area for the last accounting year for which records are available.
Written Answers. - Acute Hospitals Admissions.
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below.
|
Health Board Area |
Number of In-Patient Admissions |
%Change |
|
|
1989 |
1900 |
||
|
Eastern |
191,918 |
201,078 |
+4.8 |
|
Midland |
21,526 |
24,534 |
+14.0 |
|
Mid-Western |
37,553 |
36,498 |
-2.8 |
|
North-Eastern |
39,421 |
40,131 |
+1.8 |
|
North-Western |
29,465 |
29,269 |
-0.7 |
|
South-Eastern |
49,296 |
52,391 |
+6.3 |
|
Southern |
84,219 |
84,085 |
-0.2 |
|
Western |
56,039 |
57,151 |
+2.0 |
|
Total |
509,437 |
525,137 |
+3.1 |
Detailed statistics for individual hospitals are published in my Department's annual statistical report.