Since 1 January 2012 the charges for patients who chose to be treated on a private basis in public hospitals have increased by between 3% and 5% depending on the category of hospital. The increase in charges is in keeping with the long-standing policy of moving towards recovering the full economic cost of providing treatment to private patients in public hospitals. It is anticipated that the increased charges will yield additional revenue in the region of €18 million in 2012. The current 2012 charges and the 2011 charges are set out in the following table:
2012 and 2011 Charges for Private Patients in Public Hospitals
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Hospital Category
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Private Accommodation
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Semi-Private Accommodation
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Day-care
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|
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2012
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2011
|
2012
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2011
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2012
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2011
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1
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HSE Regional Hospitals, Voluntary and Joint Board Teaching Hospitals
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€1,046
|
€1,017
|
€933
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€889
|
€753
|
€732
|
2
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HSE County Hospitals, Voluntary Non-Teaching Hospitals
|
€819
|
€789
|
€730
|
€693
|
€586
|
€564
|
3
|
HSE District Hospitals
|
€260
|
€260
|
€222
|
€222
|
€193
|
€193
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