Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 December 2004
120 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost of a private bed in each public hospital in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31604/04]
View answerThe specialty costing system used by the Department of Health and Children as part of its national casemix programme collects costs from specific major acute hospitals. The costs, which are aggregated and vary between hospitals, relate to all public and private inpatients. The cost collection system does not differentiate between the status of patients being treated. The average inpatient cost per bed day for 2001 and 2002, the latest years for which audited data is available, is detailed in the following attached table. Cost details for 2003 are being finalised as part of the 2005 casemix budget allocations. The bed day costs for each hospital do not take account of the complexity of the cases treated or specialties involved. Teaching hospitals and tertiary referral centres have more complex and costly cases, resulting in higher bed day costs. The following table gives further details. It should be noted that certain costs, such as day cases, outpatient services, long stay cases, psychiatry and renal dialysis, capital and depreciation are excluded from the calculation.
|
Hospital |
2002 |
2001 |
|
€ |
€ |
|
|
Group 1 |
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|
Beaumont Hospital |
603 |
517 |
|
Cork University Hospital |
746 |
683 |
|
Connolly Memorial Hospital |
622 |
511 |
|
Mater Misericordiae Hospital |
626 |
539 |
|
St. James’ Hospital |
696 |
540 |
|
St. Vincent’s Hospital |
692 |
529 |
|
AMNCH, Tallaght |
622 |
591 |
|
UCH, Galway |
616 |
508 |
|
Group 2 |
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|
Waterford |
488 |
422 |
|
Cavan |
433 |
371 |
|
Croom |
629 |
514 |
|
St. Mary’s, Gurranabraher |
553 |
435 |
|
Letterkenny |
406 |
339 |
|
Limerick |
533 |
447 |
|
Longford/Westmeath |
429 |
422 |
|
Louth |
380 |
317 |
|
Mallow |
475 |
416 |
|
Mayo |
533 |
429 |
|
Mercy |
616 |
471 |
|
Merlin Park |
435 |
373 |
|
Monaghan |
641 |
449 |
|
Navan |
508 |
431 |
|
OLOL, Drogheda |
517 |
471 |
|
Portiuncula |
468 |
348 |
|
Portlaoise |
515 |
462 |
|
Sligo |
466 |
420 |
|
South Infirmary/Royal Victoria |
465 |
380 |
|
St. Colmcille’s |
439 |
417 |
|
St. Luke’s, Kilkenny |
480 |
420 |
|
Tralee |
474 |
403 |
|
Tullamore |
510 |
475 |
|
Wexford |
479 |
409 |
|
National Average |
542 |
479 |
