Batt O'Keeffe
Question:82 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health the waiting list period for patients in respect of medical and surgical disciplines in the major acute hospitals in each health board area. [24075/96]
Written Answers. - Hospital Waiting Lists.
Limerick East): The information sought by the Deputy is set out in in the following tabular statement. The Deputy will be aware that I made available an additional allocation of £5 million for the waiting list initiative in September. This allocation has allowed health agencies to increase the level of additional work undertaken to reduce waiting times for hospital treatment in the September-December period.
Waiting Times for Target Specialities by Hospital at 30 September 1996
|
Specialty Name |
Procedure Type |
Adults, 3-12 Months |
Adults, Over 12 Months |
Children, 3-6 Months |
Children, over 6 Months |
Total |
|
Adelaide Hospital |
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|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
73 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
125 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Other joint replacements |
16 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total hip replacements |
64 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
80 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total knee replacements |
87 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
107 |
|
Vascular |
Varicose veins |
123 |
147 |
0 |
0 |
270 |
|
Total |
363 |
263 |
0 |
0 |
626 |
|
|
Beaumont Hospital |
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|
E.N.T. |
Adults (all E.N.T. procedures) |
265 |
382 |
0 |
0 |
647 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
Adults (functional) |
18 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
21 |
58 |
0 |
0 |
79 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
93 |
79 |
1 |
1 |
174 |
|
Urology |
All procedures |
157 |
47 |
0 |
2 |
206 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
Children (all procedures) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (tonsils-adenoids) |
0 |
0 |
38 |
35 |
73 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
73 |
93 |
0 |
0 |
166 |
|
Vascular |
Other procedures |
164 |
302 |
0 |
0 |
466 |
|
Total |
791 |
980 |
39 |
39 |
1,849 |
|
|
Coombe Women's Hospital |
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|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
61 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
61 |
|
Total |
61 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
61 |
|
|
James Connolly Memorial Hospital (Blanchardstown) |
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|
Plastic Surgery |
Adults (functional) |
18 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
18 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
|
Urology |
All procedures |
14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
Children (all procedures) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Total |
53 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
61 |
|
|
Mater Misericordiae Hospital |
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|
Cardiac Surgery |
Adults (CABG) |
128 |
517 |
0 |
0 |
645 |
|
E.N.T. |
Adults (all E.N.T. procedures) |
162 |
227 |
0 |
0 |
389 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
Adults (cosmetic) |
16 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
Adults (functional) |
37 |
163 |
0 |
0 |
200 |
|
Cardiac Surgery |
Adults (other surgery) |
34 |
92 |
0 |
0 |
126 |
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
4 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
42 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
|
Urology |
All procedures |
150 |
108 |
0 |
0 |
258 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
Children (all procedures) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (other procedures) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (tonsils-adenoids) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
53 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
87 |
|
Vascular |
Other procedures |
32 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
|
Vascular |
Varicose veins |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
|
Total |
667 |
1,201 |
3 |
20 |
1,891 |
|
|
Meath Hospital |
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|
E.N.T. |
Adults (all E.N.T. procedures) |
18 |
76 |
0 |
0 |
94 |
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
43 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
88 |
|
Urology |
All procedures |
88 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
129 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (tonsils-adenoids) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
66 |
70 |
0 |
0 |
136 |
|
Vascular |
Other procedures |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Vascular |
Varicose veins |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
Total |
223 |
234 |
1 |
0 |
458 |
|
|
Naas General Hospital |
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|
Surgery |
All procedures |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
|
Total |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
|
|
National Children's Hospital (Harcourt St.) |
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|
E.N.T. |
Children (tonsils-adenoids) |
0 |
0 |
61 |
0 |
61 |
|
Total |
0 |
0 |
61 |
0 |
61 |
|
|
National Maternity Hospital, Holles St. |
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|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
117 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
117 |
|
Total |
117 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
117 |
|
|
Our Lady's Hospital, (Crumlin) |
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|
Cardiac Surgery |
Children (all procedures) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
45 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
Children (all procedures) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
37 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (tonsils-adenoids) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
332 |
332 |
|
Total |
0 |
0 |
0 |
414 |
414 |
|
|
Rotunda Hospital (Dublin) |
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|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
249 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
249 |
|
Total |
249 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
249 |
|
|
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (Dublin) |
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|
E.N.T. |
Adults (all E.N.T. procedures) |
48 |
24 |
23 |
18 |
113 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (grommets) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (other procedures) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (tonsils-adenoids) |
0 |
0 |
12 |
9 |
21 |
|
Total |
48 |
24 |
41 |
33 |
146 |
|
|
St. Mary's Hospital, Cappagh |
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|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
569 |
146 |
0 |
0 |
715 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total hip replacements |
155 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
178 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total knee replacements |
104 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
119 |
|
Total |
828 |
184 |
0 |
0 |
1,012 |
|
|
St. Michael's Hospital (Dún Laoghaire) |
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|
E.N.T. |
Adults (all E.N.T. procedures) |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
|
Urology |
All procedures |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (other procedures) |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
|
Total |
84 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
93 |
|
|
St. Vincent's Hospital (Elm Park) |
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|
E.N.T. |
Adults (all E.N.T. procedures) |
136 |
89 |
0 |
0 |
225 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
Adults (cosmetic) |
17 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
Adults (functional) |
24 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
117 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
171 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
151 |
110 |
0 |
0 |
261 |
|
Urology |
All procedures |
41 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
27 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
|
Vascular |
Other procedures |
73 |
71 |
0 |
0 |
144 |
|
Vascular |
Varicose veins |
101 |
137 |
0 |
0 |
238 |
|
Total |
687 |
532 |
0 |
0 |
1,219 |
|
|
St. James's Hospital |
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|
E.N.T. |
Adults (all E.N.T. procedures) |
136 |
77 |
0 |
0 |
213 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
Adults (cosmetic) |
145 |
376 |
0 |
0 |
521 |
|
Cardiac Surgery |
Adults (other surgery) |
115 |
599 |
0 |
0 |
714 |
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
120 |
74 |
0 |
0 |
194 |
|
Urology |
All procedures |
42 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
83 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
Children (all procedures) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (other procedures) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
19 |
22 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (tonsils-adenoids) |
0 |
0 |
7 |
23 |
30 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
50 |
72 |
0 |
0 |
122 |
|
Vascular |
Other procedures |
112 |
610 |
0 |
0 |
722 |
|
Total |
747 |
1,849 |
13 |
42 |
2,651 |
|
|
Temple Street Children's Hospital (Dublin) |
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|
Surgery |
All procedures |
0 |
0 |
12 |
19 |
31 |
|
Urology |
All procedures |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
Children (all procedures) |
0 |
0 |
19 |
78 |
97 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (grommets) |
0 |
0 |
81 |
0 |
81 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (tonsils/adenoids) |
0 |
0 |
141 |
250 |
391 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
0 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
14 |
|
Total |
0 |
0 |
261 |
354 |
615 |
|
|
Regional Hospital, (Dooradoyle) Limerick |
||||||
|
E.N.T. |
Adults (all ENT procedures) |
69 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
77 |
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
145 |
66 |
0 |
0 |
211 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
111 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
142 |
|
Urology |
All procedures |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (grommets) |
0 |
0 |
14 |
2 |
16 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (other procedures) |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (tonsils/adenoids) |
0 |
0 |
32 |
22 |
54 |
|
Vascular |
Varicose veins |
16 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
|
Total |
344 |
133 |
54 |
27 |
558 |
|
|
Regional Orthopaedic Hospital (Croom) |
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|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
120 |
510 |
0 |
0 |
630 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total hip replacements |
67 |
122 |
0 |
0 |
189 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total knee replacements |
26 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
|
Total |
213 |
649 |
0 |
0 |
862 |
|
|
St. John's Hospital (Limerick) |
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|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
9 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
123 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
187 |
|
Total |
132 |
78 |
0 |
0 |
210 |
|
|
Mullingar General Hospital, |
||||||
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
133 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
133 |
|
Total |
133 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
133 |
|
|
Portlaoise General Hospital |
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|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
38 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
80 |
42 |
4 |
2 |
128 |
|
Vascular |
Varicose veins |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
Total |
119 |
59 |
4 |
2 |
184 |
|
|
Tullamore General Hospital |
||||||
|
E.N.T. |
Adults (All E.N.T. procedures) |
226 |
271 |
0 |
0 |
497 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (grommets) |
0 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
25 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (other procedures) |
0 |
0 |
36 |
109 |
145 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (tonsils/adenoids) |
0 |
0 |
80 |
254 |
334 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
144 |
383 |
0 |
0 |
527 |
|
Vascular |
Other procedures |
5 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total hip replacements |
89 |
68 |
0 |
0 |
157 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total knee replacements |
11 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
|
Total |
477 |
754 |
141 |
363 |
1,735 |
|
|
Cavan General Hospital |
||||||
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
101 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
101 |
|
Vascular |
Varicose veins |
62 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62 |
|
Total |
191 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
191 |
|
|
Monaghan General Hospital |
||||||
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
39 |
155 |
0 |
0 |
194 |
|
Total |
39 |
155 |
0 |
0 |
194 |
|
|
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, (Drogheda) |
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|
E.N.T. |
Adults (all E.N.T. procedures) |
69 |
80 |
0 |
0 |
149 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (tonsils/adenoids) |
0 |
0 |
50 |
5 |
55 |
|
Total |
69 |
80 |
50 |
5 |
204 |
|
|
Our Lady's General Hospital, Navan |
||||||
|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
179 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
231 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total hip replacements |
118 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
139 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total knee replacements |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
|
Total |
311 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
384 |
|
|
Letterkenny General Hospital |
||||||
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
89 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
101 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
166 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
191 |
|
Urology |
All procedures |
104 |
95 |
0 |
0 |
199 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
57 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
61 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total hip replacements |
16 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total knee replacements |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
Vascular |
Varicose veins |
93 |
81 |
0 |
0 |
174 |
|
Total |
532 |
222 |
0 |
0 |
754 |
|
|
Sligo Regional Hospital |
||||||
|
E.N.T. |
Adults (all E.N.T. procedures) |
203 |
67 |
0 |
0 |
270 |
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
23 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
50 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
79 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (grommets) |
0 |
0 |
60 |
22 |
82 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (other procedures) |
0 |
0 |
45 |
20 |
65 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (tonsils/adenoids) |
0 |
0 |
125 |
65 |
190 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
81 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
106 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Other joint replacements |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total hip replacements |
27 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total knee replacements |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
Total |
386 |
145 |
230 |
107 |
868 |
|
|
Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilcreene |
||||||
|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
177 |
158 |
0 |
0 |
335 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total hip replacements |
53 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
71 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total knee replacements |
10 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
|
Total |
240 |
181 |
0 |
0 |
421 |
|
|
Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel |
||||||
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
67 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
67 |
|
Urology |
All procedures |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Total |
68 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
68 |
|
|
St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel |
||||||
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
141 |
136 |
0 |
0 |
277 |
|
Total |
141 |
136 |
0 |
0 |
277 |
|
|
St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny |
||||||
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
78 |
87 |
0 |
0 |
165 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
278 |
45 |
12 |
5 |
340 |
|
Vascular |
Varicose veins |
38 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
89 |
|
Total |
394 |
183 |
12 |
5 |
594 |
|
|
Waterford Regional Hospital, Ardkeen |
||||||
|
E.N.T. |
Adults (All E.N.T. procedures) |
133 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
133 |
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
118 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
118 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
80 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
80 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (grommets) |
0 |
0 |
30 |
44 |
74 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (other procedures) |
0 |
0 |
30 |
33 |
63 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (tonsils/adenoids) |
0 |
0 |
56 |
80 |
136 |
|
Total |
331 |
0 |
116 |
157 |
604 |
|
|
Wexford General Hospital |
||||||
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
45 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
46 |
76 |
2 |
7 |
131 |
|
Vascular |
Varicose veins |
32 |
67 |
0 |
0 |
99 |
|
Total |
123 |
149 |
2 |
7 |
281 |
|
|
Cork University Hospital |
||||||
|
Cardiac Surgery |
Adults (CABG) |
41 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
74 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
Adults (functional) |
138 |
126 |
0 |
0 |
264 |
|
Cardiac Surgery |
Adults (other surgery) |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
9 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
|
Urology |
All procedures |
79 |
128 |
0 |
0 |
207 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
Children (all procedures) |
0 |
0 |
11 |
31 |
42 |
|
Total |
276 |
305 |
11 |
31 |
623 |
|
|
Mercy Hospital, Cork |
||||||
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
161 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
198 |
|
Urology |
All procedures |
180 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
240 |
|
Vascular |
Varicose veins |
150 |
181 |
0 |
0 |
331 |
|
Total |
506 |
278 |
0 |
0 |
784 |
|
|
South Infirmary/ Victoria Hospital Ltd. |
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|
E.N.T. |
Adults (all E.N.T. procedures |
201 |
135 |
0 |
0 |
336 |
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
159 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
232 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
93 |
65 |
0 |
0 |
158 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (grommets) |
34 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (other procedures) |
0 |
0 |
4 |
15 |
19 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (tonsils/adenoids) |
0 |
0 |
52 |
28 |
80 |
|
Total |
487 |
279 |
56 |
43 |
865 |
|
|
St Mary's Hospital, Gurranebraher |
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|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
194 |
259 |
5 |
36 |
494 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total hip replacements |
60 |
57 |
0 |
0 |
117 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total knee replacements |
45 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
83 |
|
Total |
299 |
354 |
5 |
36 |
694 |
|
|
Tralee General Hospital |
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|
E.N.T. |
Adults (all E.N.T procedures |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
Gynaecology |
All procedures |
86 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
113 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Other joint replacements |
30 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total hip replacements |
20 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total knee replacements |
7 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
|
Total |
151 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
215 |
|
|
Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar |
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|
Surgery |
All procedures |
75 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
|
Total |
75 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75 |
|
|
Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway |
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|
Orthopaedics |
Other elective procedures |
160 |
223 |
0 |
0 |
383 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total hip replacements |
95 |
134 |
0 |
0 |
229 |
|
Orthopaedics |
Total knee replacements |
18 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
|
Total |
273 |
381 |
0 |
0 |
654 |
|
|
Roscommon General Hospital |
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|
Surgery |
All procedures |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
Total |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
|
University College Hospital, Galway |
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|
E.N.T. |
Adults (all E.N.T. procedures |
162 |
74 |
0 |
0 |
236 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
Adults (functional) |
110 |
159 |
0 |
0 |
269 |
|
Surgery |
All procedures |
188 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
194 |
|
Urology |
All procedures |
145 |
205 |
8 |
24 |
382 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
Children (all procedures) |
0 |
0 |
12 |
46 |
58 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (grommets) |
0 |
0 |
14 |
1 |
15 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (other procedures) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
|
E.N.T. |
Children (tonsils/adenoids) |
0 |
0 |
33 |
58 |
91 |
|
Vascular |
Varicose veins |
45 |
55 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
|
Total |
650 |
499 |
68 |
137 |
1,354 |
|
|
Grand Total |
11,907 |
10,430 |
1,179 |
1,822 |
25,338 |