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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 28 Jan 1998

Vol. 486 No. 1

Written Answers. - Hospital Waiting Lists.

Liz McManus

Question:

600 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Health and Children the numbers currently on waiting lists for Galway Regional Hospital, Cork University Hospital and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin broken down by speciality and procedure type. [1975/98]

The following is the information requested by the Deputy for the period ending 30 September 1997, the latest date for which complete data are available.

Services in Galway Regional Hospital are provided in two sites — Merlin Park Regional Hospital and University College Hospital, Galway.

The following information is provided for both sites separately.

Beaumont Hospital

Specialty name

Specialty specific name

September 1997

Cardiology

199

Dental

65

Dermatology

0

ENT

Adults (all ENT procedures)

516

ENT

Children (grommets)

0

ENT

Children (other procedures)

0

E.N.T.

Children (tonsils/adenoids)

102

Endocrine

10

Gastro-enterology

43

Gynaecology

All procedures

82

Gynaecology

0

Haematology

0

Medicine

6

Nephrology

42

Neurology

54

Neurosurgery

421

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

165

Orthopaedics

Other joint replacements

0

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

0

Pain

41

Plastic Surgery

Adults (cosmetic)

0

Plastic Surgery

Adults (functional)

24

Plastic Surgery

Children (all procedures)

1

Respiratory

32

Rheumatology

28

Surgery

All procedures

190

Surgery

0

Urology

All procedures

113

Urology

0

Vascular

Other procedures

0

Vascular

Varicose veins

339

Total

2,473

Cork University Hospital

Specialty name

Specialty specific name

September 1997

Cardiac Surgery

Adults (CABG)

59

Cardiac Surgery

Adults (other surgery)

5

Cardiology

149

Gastro-enterology

0

Gerontology

0

Gynaecology

All procedures

4

Gynaecology

0

Haematology

0

Medicine

0

Nephrology

0

Neurology

0

Neurosurgery

6

Ophthalmology

Adults (cataracts)

257

Ophthalmology

Adults (other procedures)

26

Ophthalmology

Children (all procedures)

33

Paediatrics

0

Plastic Surgery

Adults (cosmetic)

0

Plastic Surgery

Adults (functional)

149

Plastic Surgery

Children (all procedures)

32

Radiotherapy

0

Respiratory

0

Rheumatology

10

Surgery

0

Thoracic

0

Urology

All procedures

219

Urology

0

Total

949

Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway

Specialty name

Specialty specific name

September 1997

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

288

Orthopaedics

Other joint replacements

0

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

150

Orthopaedics

Total knee replacements

36

Rheumatology

0

Total

474

University College Hospital, Galway

Specialty name

Specialty specific name

September 1997

Cardiac Surgery

Adults (CABG)

0

Cardiac Surgery

Adults (other surgery)

0

Cardiac Surgery

Children (all procedures)

0

Cardiology

87

ENT

Adults (all ENT procedures)

344

ENT

Children (grommets)

33

ENT

Children (other procedures)

13

ENT

Children (tonsils/adenoids)

38

Gynaecology

All procedures

0

Gynaecology

0

Haematology

0

Neurology

0

Ophthalmology

Adults (cataracts)

362

Ophthalmology

Adults (other procedures)

104

Ophthalmology

Children (all procedures)

34

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

0

Plastic Surgery

Adults (cosmetic)

0

Plastic Surgery

Adults (functional)

305

Plastic Surgery

Children (all procedures)

74

Respiratory

0

Rheumatology

0

Surgery

All procedures

176

Surgery

0

Urology

All procedures

459

Urology

0

Vascular

Other procedures

0

Vascular

Varicose veins

95

Total

2,124

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