Vol. 461 No. 3
45 Mr. D. Wallace asked the Minister for Health the total number of long-term care beds in State owned hospitals; if he will give a breakdown of this figure by health board; and if he will give an estimate of the total number of such beds in the private sector. [2609/96]
Limerick East): The number of long-term care beds in health board geriatric, district and community hospitals at 31 December 1994 is set out in the following table. Excluded from these figures are 1,354 beds in health board welfare homes and approximately 9,400 in voluntary and private nursing homes.
Number of Long-Stay Beds at 31 December 1994*
|
Number |
|
|
Eastern |
1,484 |
|
Midland |
663 |
|
Mid-Western |
953 |
|
North-Eastern |
816 |
|
North-Western |
877 |
|
South-Eastern |
840 |
|
Southern |
1,355 |
|
Western |
936 |
|
Total |
7,924 |
