Róisín Shortall
Question:75 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Health the population, number of acute hospital beds and number of long-stay beds in each of the eight health board areas. [7046/95]
Written Answers. - Health Board Area Statistics.
Limerick East): The current position in relation to the information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Acute beds refer to beds designated as such in publicly-funded acute hospitals. Long-stay beds include long-stay accommodation in acute hospitals as well as in health board geriatric hospitals and welfare homes, voluntary nursing homes and private nursing homes.
Number of Persons, Acute and Long-Stay Beds by Health Board Area.
|
Population*. |
Acute Beds. |
Long-Stay Beds |
|
|
Eastern |
1,245,225 |
5,053 |
5,574 |
|
Midland |
202,984 |
505 |
1,234 |
|
Mid-Western |
310,728 |
872 |
2,162 |
|
North-Eastern |
300,183 |
1,033 |
1,521 |
|
North-Western |
208,174 |
718 |
1,489 |
|
South-Eastern |
383,188 |
1,117 |
1,896 |
|
Southern |
532,263 |
1,813 |
2,423 |
|
Western |
342,974 |
1,320 |
2,245 |
|
Total |
3,525,719 |
12,431 |
18,544 |
*Source: Census of Population 1991, Central Statistics Office.