The distribution of funding to the hospitals mentioned by the Deputy is a matter for the Southern Health Board and my Department has asked the chief executive officer of the board to provide the relevant information directly to the Deputy.
The patient information requested by the Deputy for 2002 has been compiled from the hospital in-patient enquiry system, HIPE. Comparable information for 2003 is not yet available.
Hospital
|
Number of In-patients treated
|
Average duration of stay in days
|
Total number of in-patient days
|
Estimated daily cost per in-patient
|
|
|
|
|
€
|
Cork University Hospital
|
23,656
|
6.34
|
149,934
|
746
|
South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital
|
8,090
|
6.42
|
51,977
|
465
|
Mercy University Hospital
|
10,856
|
6.61
|
71,733
|
516
|
Mallow General Hospital
|
4,268
|
5.35
|
22,826
|
475
|
Care should be exercised in the interpretation of this data, in particular the daily cost figures, as the case mix complexity can vary between hospitals.