Vol. 484 No. 3
221 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of consultant physicians attached to Portlaoise General Hospital, Tullamore General Hospital and Mullingar General Hospital; the number of patients discharged from each of these hospitals in each of the past five years, excluding those who had surgery; the number of new patients attending physicians as out patients at each of those hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21875/97]
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables below:
Consultant Physicians in Midland Health Board Hospitals
|
Hospital |
Mullingar |
Portlaoise |
Tullamore |
|
Number of consultant physicians attached |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
1 physician/geriatrician |
1 physician/geriatrician |
||
|
Number of new patients attending as out-patients in 1996 |
868* |
361 |
857 |
|
Number of medical patients discharged |
Mullingar |
Portlaoise |
Tullamore |
|
1992 |
2,930 |
1,782 |
2,562 |
|
1993 |
3,001 |
1,833 |
2,945 |
|
1994 |
3,207 |
1,969 |
2,934 |
|
1995 |
3,478 |
1,983 |
3,003 |
|
1996 |
3,619 |
2,033 |
3,010 |
