asked the Minister for Health the population estimates, within the context of future hospital development plans, for the areas in Dublin to be covered by (a) Mater Hospital, (b) St. Vincent's Hospital, (c) St. James Hospital, (d) Beaumont Hospital, (e) Tallaght Hospital and (f) Blanchardstown Hospital.
Written Answers. - Dublin Hospitals.
267.
For the purposes of hospital planning, it is estimated that the size of population which will be served by each major general hospital in the Dublin area for community specialties such as general medicine and general surgery will be of the following order:
|
Hospital |
Population |
|
(a) Mater Hospital |
200,000 |
|
(b) St. Vincent's Hospital (in association with St. Michael's Hospital, Dún Laoghaire and St. Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown) |
300,000 |
|
(c) St. James's Hospital |
244,000 |
|
(d) Beaumont Hospital |
200,000 |
|
(e) Tallaght Hospital |
300,000 |
|
(f) James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown |
150,000 |
In respect of regional specialties such as ENT, ophthalmology and urology and higher specialties such as cardiac surgery, neuro-surgery and nephrology, the hospitals will serve much larger populations.
268.
asked the Minister for Health the current weekly cost to the State of maintaining a patient in a Dublin teaching hospital.
Based on the non-capital allocations approved for 1980, the cost to the State of maintaining a patient in Dublin teaching hospitals will be approximately £345 per week on average in 1980. The cost of out-patient, as well as in-patient services is reflected in this figure.
269.
asked the Minister for Health the amount spent in the latest year for which figures are available on maintenance of each of the following hospitals in Dublin: (a) Mercer's, (b) Patrick Dun's, (c) Jervis Street, (d) St. Laurence's, (e) Adelaide, (f) Meath and (g) Dr. Stevens'.
The estimated expenditure on non-capital maintenance in 1979 in each of the following hospitals was:
|
£ |
|
|
(a) Mercer's |
44,000 |
|
(b) Sir Patrick Dun's |
52,000 |
|
(c) Jervis Street |
145,000 |
|
(d) St. Laurence's |
218,000 |
|
(e) Adelaide |
64,500 |
|
(f) Meath |
118,000 |
|
(g) Dr. Steven's |
141,000 |
270.
asked the Minister for Health the number and location of all hospitals with geriatric beds in the Dublin city and county areas.
The information requested is as follows:
|
Hospitals and Geriatric Units |
Number of geriatric beds |
|
St. Vincent's Hospital, Elm Park |
28 |
|
St. Laurence's Hospital |
30 |
|
St. Mary's Hospital, Phoenix Park |
289 |
|
James Connolly Memorial Hospital |
126 |
|
St. James's Hospital |
442 |
|
Royal Hospital, Donnybrook |
240 |
|
Leopardstown Park Hospital |
118 |
|
St. Colmcille's Hospital |
30 |
|
Clonskeagh Hospital |
62 |
|
Simpson's Hospital, Dundrum |
38 |
|
Our Lady's Hospice, Harold's Cross |
141 |
|
St. Bridgid's, Crooksling |
185 |
|
Brú Chaoimhin, Cork Street |
239 |
|
St. Clare's, Ballymun |
86 |
|
Old Coombe (Weir Home) |
45 |
|
2,098 |
In addition there are 54 private nursing homes with a total of approximately 1,950 beds and four welfare homes with 162 beds in different parts of Dublin city and county.