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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 28 Jan 1998

Vol. 486 No. 1

Written Answers. - Hospital Waiting Lists.

Liz McManus

Question:

598 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Health and Children the total number of persons on hospital waiting lists at June and December 1997. [1973/98]

Liz McManus

Question:

605 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Health and Children the total number of persons on hospital waiting lists in December 1997 broken down by speciality. [2152/98]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 598 and 605 together.

The following is the information requested by the Deputy for June 1997 and September 1997, the latest period for which information is available.

The data for December 1997 are currently being collected by my Department.

Waiting List Data — September 1997

Organisation name

September 1997

Adelaide Hospital

820

Beaumont Hospital

2,473

Cavan General Hospital

177

Coombe Women's Hospital

79

Cork University Hospital

949

Ennis

0

Ennis General Hospital

0

Hume Street Hospital (Dublin)

0

James Connolly Memorial Hospital (Blanchardstown)

111

Letterkenny General Hospital

677

Louth County Hospital, Dundalk

53

Mallow General Hospital

0

Mater Misericordiae Hospital

3,358

Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar

78

Meath Hospital

547

Mercy Hospital, Cork

840

Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway

474

Monaghan General Hospital

231

Mullingar General Hospital

84

Naas General Hospital

98

National Children's Hospital (Harcourt Street)

40

National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street

81

National Rehabilitation Hospital

0

Nenagh General Hospital

0

Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilcreene

502

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, (Drogheda)

419

Our Lady's General Hospital, Navan

503

Our Lady's Hospital (Crumlin)

505

Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel

61

Portiuncula Hospital, (Ballinasloe)

24

Portlaoise General Hospital

183

Regional Hospital (Dooradoyle) Limerick

1,183

Regional Orthopaedic Hospital (Croom)

642

Roscommon General Hospital

8

Rotunda Hospital (Dublin)

215

Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (Dublin)

778

Sligo Regional Hospital

1,232

South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital Ltd.

1,055

St. Columcille's Hospital (Loughlinstown)

0

St. John's Hospital (Limerick)

219

St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel

221

St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny

446

St. Lukes and St. Annes Hospitals

0

St. Mary's Hospital, Cappagh

1,169

St. Mary's Hospital, Gurranebraher

716

St. Michael's Hospital (Dún Laoghaire)

178

St. Vincent's Hospital (Elm Park)

1,777

St. James's Hospital

2,466

Temple Street Children's Hospital, (Dublin)

1,122

Tralee General Hospital

298

Tullamore General Hospital

1,606

University College Hospital, Galway

2,124

Waterford Maternity Hospital (Airmount)

0

Waterford Regional Hospital, Ardkeen

1,239

Wexford General Hospital

227

Total

32,252

Waiting List Data — June 1997

Organisation name

June 1997

Adelaide Hospital

731

Beaumont Hospital

2,309

Cavan General Hospital

248

Coombe Women's Hospital

70

Cork University Hospital

954

Ennis

0

Ennis General Hospital

0

Hume Street Hospital (Dublin)

0

James Connolly Memorial Hospital (Blanchardstown)

117

Letterkenny General Hospital

597

Louth County Hospital, Dundalk

32

Mallow General Hospital

0

Mater Misericordiae Hospital

2,845

Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar

96

Meath Hospital

524

Mercy Hospital, Cork

698

Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway

559

Monaghan General Hospital

171

Mullingar General Hospital

81

Naas General Hospital

83

National Children's Hospital (Harcourt Street)

76

National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street

78

National Rehabilitation Hospital

0

Nenagh General Hospital

0

Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilcreene

436

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, (Drogheda)

475

Our Lady's General Hospital, Navan

451

Our Lady's Hospital (Crumlin)

607

Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel

58

Portiuncula Hospital, (Ballinasloe)

22

Portlaoise General Hospital

147

Regional Hospital (Dooradoyle) Limerick

1,151

Regional Orthopaedic Hospital (Croom)

771

Roscommon General Hospital

10

Rotunda Hospital (Dublin)

205

Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (Dublin)

790

Sligo Regional Hospital

1,047

South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital Ltd.

922

St. Columcille's Hospital (Loughlinstown)

0

St. John's Hospital (Limerick)

284

St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel

250

St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny

651

St. Lukes and St. Annes Hospitals

0

St. Mary's Hospital, Cappagh

1,109

St. Mary's Hospital, Gurranebraher

729

St. Michael's Hospital (Dún Laoghaire)

183

St. Vincent's Hospital (Elm Park)

1,551

St. James's Hospital

2,390

Temple Street Children's Hospital, (Dublin)

993

Tralee General Hospital

236

Tullamore General Hospital

1,556

University College Hospital, Galway

2,079

Waterford Maternity Hospital (Airmount)

0

Waterford Regional Hospital, Ardkeen

793

Wexford General Hospital

288

Total

30,453

Public In-Patient Waiting List at end: (1997sep)
Eastern Health Board
Adelaide Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Cardiology

52

Endocrine

3

Gastro-enterology

12

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

165

Orthopaedics

Other joint replacements

48

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

143

Orthopaedics

Total knee replacements

88

Vascular

Varicose veins

309

Sub-Total

Adelaide Hospital

820

Beaumont Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Cardiology

199

Dental

65

E.N.T.

Adults (all E.N.T. procedures)

516

E.N.T.

Children (tonsils/adenoids)

102

Endocrine

10

Gastro-enterology

43

Gynaecology

All procedures

82

Medicine

6

Nephrology

42

Neurology

54

Neurosurgery

421

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

165

Pain

41

Plastic Surgery

Adults (functional)

24

Plastic Surgery

Children (all procedures)

1

Respiratory

32

Rheumatology

28

Surgery

All procedures

190

Urology

All procedures

113

Vascular

Varicose veins

339

Sub-Total

Beaumont Hospital

2,473

Coombe Women's Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Gynaecology

All procedures

79

Sub-Total

Coombe Women's Hospital

79

James Connolly Memorial Hospital (Blanchardstown)

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Cardiology

2

Endocrine

4

Gynaecology

All procedures

3

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

6

Plastic Surgery

Adults (functional)

31

Plastic Surgery

Children (all procedures)

2

Respiratory

4

Rheumatology

6

Surgery

All procedures

34

Urology

All procedures

14

Vascular

Varicose veins

5

Sub-Total

James Connolly Memorial Hospital (Blanchardstown)

111

Mater Misericordiae Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Cardiac Surgery

Adults (CABG)

747

Cardiac Surgery

Adults (other surgery)

155

Cardiology

736

Dermatology

18

E.N.T.

Adults (all E.N.T. procedures)

412

Endocrine

40

Gastro-enterology

40

Gynaecology

All procedures

22

Haematology

1

Maxillo-Facial

20

Nephrology

4

Neurology

5

Ophthalmology

Adults (cataracts)

182

Ophthalmology

Adults (other procedures)

61

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

122

Pain

2

Plastic Surgery

Adults (cosmetic)

70

Plastic Surgery

Adults (functional)

161

Respiratory

24

Surgery

All procedures

108

Urology

All procedures

294

Vascular

Other procedures

49

Vascular

Varicose veins

85

Sub-Total

Mater Misericordiae Hospital

3,358

Meath Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

E.N.T.

Adults (all E.N.T. procedures)

158

Medicine

34

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

197

Surgery

All procedures

29

Urology

All procedures

122

Vascular

Other procedures

7

Sub-Total

Meath Hospital

547

Naas General Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Medicine

10

Surgery

All procedures

88

Sub-Total

Naas General Hospital

98

National Children's Hospital, (Harcourt St.)

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

E.N.T.

Children (tonsils/adenoids)

40

Sub-Total

National Children's Hospital (Harcourt St.)

40

National Maternity Hospital, Holles St.

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Gynaecology

All procedures

81

Sub-Total

National Maternity Hospital, Holles St.

81

Our Lady's Hospital, (Crumlin)

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Cardiac Surgery

Children (all procedures)

109

E.N.T.

Children (tonsils/adenoids)

342

Plastic Surgery

Children (all procedures)

54

Sub-Total

Our Lady's Hospital, (Crumlin)

505

Rotunda Hospital, (Dublin)

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Gynaecology

All procedures

215

Sub-Total

Rotunda Hospital, (Dublin)

215

Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, (Dublin)

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

E.N.T.

Adults (All ENT procedures)

101

E.N.T.

Children (grommets)

3

E.N.T.

Children (other procedures)

4

E.N.T.

Children (tonsils/adenoids)

25

Ophthalmology

Adults (cataracts)

320

Ophthalmology

Adults (other procedures)

271

Ophthalmology

Children (all procedures)

54

Sub-Total

Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital, (Dublin)

778

St. Mary's Hospital, Cappagh

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

833

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

203

Orthopaedics

Total knee replacements

133

Sub-Total

St. Mary's Hospital, Cappagh

1,169

St. Michael's Hospital (Dún Laoghaire)

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

E.N.T

Adults (all ENT procedures)

47

E.N.T.

Children (other procedures)

21

Medicine

13

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

38

Surgery

All procedures

41

Urology

All procedures

18

Sub-Total

St. Michael's Hospital (Dún Laoghaire)

178

St. Vincent's Hospital (Elm Park)

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Cardiology

60

E.N.T.

Adults (all ENT procedures)

425

Endocrine

1

Gastro-enterology

39

Gerontology

3

Gynaecology

All procedures

223

Haematology

2

Neurology

11

Ophthalmology

Adults (cataracts)

55

Ophthalmology

Adults (other procedures)

1

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

51

Pain

129

Plastic Surgery

Adults (cosmetic)

29

Plastic Surgery

Adults (functional)

64

Psychiatry

7

Respiratory

36

Rheumatology

2

Surgery

All procedures

246

Thoracic

24

Urology

All procedures

62

Vascular

Other procedures

90

Vascular

Varicose veins

217

Sub-Total

St.Vincent's Hospital (Elm Park)

1,777

St. James's Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Cardiac Surgery

Adults (other surgery)

511

E.N.T.

Adults (all ENT procedures)

238

E.N.T.

Children (other procedures)

44

Gynaecology

All procedures

5

Maxillo-Facial

268

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

117

Plastic Surgery

Adults (cosmetic)

75

Plastic Surgery

Adults (functional)

310

Plastic Surgery

Children (all procedures)

19

Rheumatology

2

Surgery

All procedures

188

Urology

All procedures

42

Vascular

Other procedures

40

Vascular

Varicose veins

607

Sub-Total

St.James's Hospital

2,466

Temple Street Children's Hospital, (Dublin)

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

E.N.T.

Children (grommets)

187

E.N.T.

Children (tonsils/adenoids)

693

Opthalmology

Children (all procedures)

28

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

21

Plastic Surgery

Children (all procedures)

111

Surgery

All procedures

60

Urology

All procedures

22

Sub-Total

Temple Street Children's Hospital, (Dublin)

1,122

Health Board Total

Eastern Health Board

15,817

Mid-Western Health Board
Regional Hospital, (Dooradoyle) Limerick

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Cardiology

2

Dental

153

E.N.T.

Adults (all E.N.T. procedures)

38

E.N.T.

Children (tonsils/adenoids)

67

Gynaecology

All procedures

247

Ophthalmology

Adults (cataracts)

469

Ophthalmology

Adults (other procedures)

62

Ophthalmology

Children (all procedures)

37

Surgery

All procedures

91

Urology

All procedures

4

Vascular

Varicose veins

13

Sub-Total

Regional Hospital, (Dooradoyle) Limerick

1,183

Regional Orthopaedic Hospital (Croom)

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

440

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

156

Orthopaedics

Total knee replacements

46

Sub-Total

Regional Orthopaedic Hospital (Croom)

642

St. John's Hospital (Limerick)

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Gynaecology

All procedures

26

Medicine

9

Surgery

All procedures

184

Sub-Total

St. John's Hospital (Limerick)

219

Health Board Total

Mid-Western Health Board

2,044

Midland Health Board
Mullingar General Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Gynaecology

All prcedures

84

Sub-Total

Mullingar General Hospital

84

Portlaoise General Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Gynaecology

All procedures

9

Surgery

All procedures

166

Vascular

Varicose veins

8

Sub-Total

Portlaoise General Hospital

183

Tullamore General Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

E.N.T.

Adults (all E.N.T. procedures)

534

E.N.T.

Children (grommets)

13

E.N.T.

Children (other procedures)

111

E.N.T.

Children (tonsils-adenoids)

309

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

429

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

136

Orthopaedics

Total knee replacements

32

Surgery

All procedures

22

Vascular

Varicose veins

20

Sub-Total

Tullamore General Hospital

1,606

Health Board Total

Midland Health Board

1,873

North-Eastern Health Board
Cavan General Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Gynaecology

All procedures

27

Surgery

All procedures

150

Sub-Total

Cavan General Hospital

177

Louth County Hospital, Dundalk

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Gynaecology

All procedures

10

Orthodontics

23

Surgery

All procedures

20

Sub-Total

Louth County Hospital, Dundalk

53

Monaghan General Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

E.N.T.

Adult (all E.N.T. procedures)

96

Surgery

All procedures

135

Sub-Total

Monaghan General Hospital

231

Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital, (Drogheda)

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

E.N.T.

Adults (all E.N.T. procedures)

177

E.N.T.

Children (tonsils/adenoids)

24

Endoscopy

218

Sub-Total

Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital, (Drogheda)

419

Our Lady's General Hospital, Navan

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

318

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

162

Orthopaedics

Total knee replacements

23

Sub-Total

Our Lady's General Hospital, Navan

503

Health Board Total

North-Eastern Health Board

1,383

North-Western Health Board
Letterkenny General Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Gynaecology

All procedures

130

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

67

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

53

Orthopaedics

Total knee replacements

13

Surgery

All procedures

168

Urology

All procedures

132

Vascular

Varicose veins

114

Sub-Total

Letterkenny General Hospital

677

Sligo Regional Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

E.N.T.

Adults (all E.N.T. procedures)

370

E.N.T.

Children (grommets)

62

E.N.T.

Children (other procedures)

77

E.N.T.

Children (tonsils/adenoids)

278

Gynaecology

All procedures

34

Ophthalmology

Adults (cataracts)

134

Ophthalmology

Adults (other procedures)

32

Ophthalmology

Children (all procedures)

36

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

135

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

28

Orthopaedics

Total knee replacements

6

Surgery

All procedures

40

Sub-Total

Sligo Regional Hospital

1,232

Health Board Total

North-Western Health Board

1,909

South-Eastern Health Board
Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilcreene

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

355

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

109

Orthopaedics

Total knee replacements

38

Sub-Total

Orthopaedic Hospital, Kilcreene

502

Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Surgery

All procedures

39

Urology

All procedures

2

Sub-Total

Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel

61

St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Gynaecology

All procedures

221

Sub-Total

St. Joseph's Hospital, Clonmel

221

St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Gynaecology

All procedures

170

Surgery

All procedures

139

Vascular

Varicose veins

137

Sub-Total

St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny

446

Waterford Regional Hospital, Ardkeen

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

E.N.T.

Adults (all E.N.T. procedures)

440

E.N.T.

Children (grommets)

42

E.N.T.

Children (other procedures)

49

E.N.T.

Children (tonsils/adenoids)

112

Gastroenterology

16

Genito-Urinary

10

Gynaecology

All procedures

110

Medicine

1

Ophthalmology

Adults (cataracts)

116

Ophthalmology

Adults (other procedures)

2

Ophthalmology

Children (all procedures)

30

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

91

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

50

Orthopaedics

Total knee replacements

23

Surgery

All procedures

134

Urology

All procedures

10

Vascular

Varicose veins

3

Sub-Total

Waterford Regional Hospital, Ardkeen

1,239

Wexford General Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Dental

150

Gynaecology

All procedures

41

Surgery

All procedures

4

Vascular

Varicose veins

32

Sub-Total

Wexford General Hospital

227

Health Board Total

South-Eastern Health Board

2,696

Southern Health Board
Cork University Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Cardiac Surgery

Adults (CABG)

59

Cardiac Surgery

Adults (other surgery)

5

Cardiology

149

Gynaecology

All procedures

4

Neurosurgery

6

Ophthalmology

Adults (cataracts)

257

Ophthalmology

Adults (other procedures)

26

Ophthalmology

Children (all procedures)

33

Plastic Surgery

Adults (functional)

149

Plastic Surgery

Children (all procedures)

32

Rheumatology

10

Urology

All procedures

219

Sub-Total

Cork University Hospital

949

Mercy Hospital, Cork

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Gynaecology

All procedures

40

Surgery

All procedures

160

Urology

All procedures

175

Vascular

Varicose veins

429

Sub-Total

Mercy Hospital, Cork

804

South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital Ltd.

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Cardiology

18

Dermatology

1

E.N.T.

Adults (all E.N.T. procedures)

452

E.N.T.

Children (grommets)

38

E.N.T.

Children (other procedures)

30

E.N.T.

Children (tonsils/adenoids)

101

Endocrine

7

Gynaecology

All procedures

224

Rheumatology

5

Surgery

All procedures

179

Sub-Total

South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital Ltd.

1,055

St. Mary's Hospital, Gurranebraher

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

506

Orthopaedics

Other joint replacements

1

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

122

Orthopaedics

Total knee replacements

87

Sub-Total

St. Mary's Hospital, Gurranebraher

716

Tralee General Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

E.N.T.

Adults (all E.N.T. procedures)

13

E.N.T.

Children (grommets)

2

E.N.T.

Children (other procedures)

4

E.N.T.

Children (tonsils/adenoids)

1

Gynaecology

All procedures

161

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

49

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

56

Orthopaedics

Total knee replacements

12

Sub-Total

Tralee General Hospital

298

Health Board Total

Southern Health Board

3,822

Western Health Board
Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Surgery

All procedures

78

Sub-Total

Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar

78

Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

288

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

150

Orthopaedics

Total knee replacements

36

Sub-Total

Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway

474

Portiuncula Hospital, (Ballinasloe)

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

E.N.T.

Adults (all E.N.T. procedures)

24

Sub-Total

Portiuncula Hospital, (Ballinasloe)

24

Roscommon General Hospital

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Surgery

All procedures

8

Sub-Total

Roscommon General Hospital

8

University College Hospital, Galway

Specialty name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Cardiology

87

E.N.T.

Adults (all E.N.T. procedures)

344

E.N.T.

Children (grommets)

33

E.N.T.

Children (other procedures)

13

E.N.T.

Children (tonsils/adenoids)

38

Ophthalmology

Adults (cataracts)

362

Ophthalmology

Adults (other procedures)

104

Ophthalmology

Children (all procedures)

34

Plastic Surgery

Adults (functional)

305

Plastic Surgery

Children (all procedures)

74

Surgery

All procedures

176

Urology

All procedures

459

Vascular

Varicose veins

95

Sub-Total

University College Hospital, Galway

2,124

Health Board Total

Western Health Board

2,708

National Total

32,252

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