Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 December 2015
152. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 26 November 2015, the locations of the 135 hospital beds which were closed for refurbishment or for infection control purposes during 2015 to date; where the 91 re-opened beds are located; if hospitals will be allocated additional staffing resources to manage patient care in these beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44500/15]
View answerAs of October 2015, a total of 154 hospital beds were closed for refurbishment or for infection control purposes. 91 of these beds had reopened by 30 November and the HSE has confirmed that a total of 111 beds had been reopened by 4 Dec 2015. Further detail on the location of these beds is provided in the following table:
|
- |
Beds Closed |
Beds Open on |
Beds Open on |
|
Hospital |
Oct-15 |
30/11/2015 |
04/12/2015 |
|
Galway |
17 |
0 |
0 |
|
Beaumont |
33 |
6 |
21 |
|
UL |
29 |
23 |
23 |
|
Naas |
15 |
15 |
15 |
|
St James's |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Tullamore |
15 |
15 |
15 |
|
St. John’s |
20 |
12 |
12 |
|
Cork UH |
20 |
20 |
20 |
|
Total |
154 |
91 |
111 |
