Ruairí Ó Murchú
Question:487. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the current healthcare services provided at Louth County Hospital, Dundalk. [29662/21]
View answerTuesday, 6 July 2021
Questions (487)
Written answers
The services provided at Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, include:
- Emergency Medicine - Minor Injuries Unit;
- Surgery – Elective surgical beds to provide day and 23-hour post-operative care for non-complex surgical patients. These include general surgical, gynaecology, urology, ENT, Ophthalmology and Dental;
- Out-Patients – Endocrinology, ENT, Cataracts, Intraocular Injections, Urology, Minor Surgery, Venesection, General Medicine, General Surgery, Palliative, Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Maternity, Hysteroscopy, Cardiac Rehab, Cardiology Diagnostics, CT Scanning, Genitourinary;
- Medicine – Stroke Rehab, Medical Rehab and Orthopaedic Rehab in-patient beds. Step Down beds for patients awaiting discharge home or discharge to another care facility;
- Palliative care in-patient beds;
- Geriatric Assessment Day Unit;
- Elective Endoscopy service; and
- Colposcopy Screening service;
Question No. 488 answered with Question No. 470.
Question No. 489 answered with Question No. 482.
Question No. 490 answered with Question No. 482.