Dick Spring
Question:141 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the number and availability of dialysis units in each of the health board areas together with the cost of maintaining each unit.
Written Answers. - Health Boards' Dialysis Units.
The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
|
Location of Dialysis Unit |
Services Available |
Estimated Annual Operating Costs |
|
£ |
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|
Eastern Health Board |
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|
Beaumont Hospital |
Daily |
1,200,000 |
|
St. Vincent's Hospital |
Daily as required by in-patients at the hospital |
55,000 |
|
The Meath Hospital |
Daily |
900,000 |
|
Midland Health Board* |
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|
— |
— |
— |
|
Mid-Western Health Board |
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|
Limerick Regional Hospital |
Daily, except Sunday |
180,000 |
|
North-Eastern Health Board* |
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|
— |
— |
— |
|
North-Western Health Board |
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|
Letterkenny General Hospital |
Daily |
290,000 |
|
Sligo General Hospital |
Daily, except Sunday |
169,000 |
|
South-Eastern Health Board |
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|
Waterford Regional Hospital |
Daily, except Sunday |
221,000 |
|
Southern Health Board |
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|
Cork Regional Hospital |
Daily |
842,000 |
|
Western Health Board |
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|
Merlin Park Regional Hospital |
Daily |
471,000 |
*Dialysis patients from the Midland and North-Eastern Health Board areas receive their treatment at dialysis units located in other health board regions.