Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 26 Nov 1991

Vol. 413 No. 5

Written Answers. - Southern Health Board Hospitals Waiting List.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

168 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting admission to the Southern Health Board hospitals.

Minister for Health (Mrs. O'Rourke)

The data provided below must be seen in the context of total acute in-patient activity; in 1990, total in-patient admission for the acute hospitals listed below were 59,670.

Data on acute hospitals are collected each month while district hospitals supply a yearly return. Table 1 refers to acute hospitals in the Southern Health Board and gives the numbers awaiting admission for each acute hospital as at 30 September 1991.

Table 1

The number of patients awaiting admission to the acute Southern Health Board Hospitals

Name of Hospital	Number of Patients
St. Finbarr's	0
St. Mary's Gurranebraher	805
County Hospital, Mallow	110
County Hospital, Bantry	17
County Hospital, Tralee	548
Cork Regional	1,743
Erinville	0
Total	3,223

Table 2 refers to numbers awaiting admission to district hospitals in the Southern Health Board at 31 December 1990.

Table 2

The number of patients awaiting admission to Southern Health Board District Hospitals

Name of Hospital	Number of Patients
Bandon	5
Kanturk	3
Millstreet	4
Fermoy	24
Kinsale	5
Macroom	7
Youghal	4
Dunmanway	6
Castletownbere	6
Schull	7
Skibbereen	0
Clonakilty	0
Caherciveen	0
Dingle	0
Kenmare	2
Killarney	2
Listowel	0
Total	75