Vol. 495 No. 7
466 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children whether his Department has yet compiled up to date information regarding acute hospital beds which are inappropriately occupied in view of the fact this information was promised in a Parliamentary Question answered on 30 September 1998; and, if so, if he will give details in this regard. [21782/98]
The information requested by the Deputy is now available and is set out in the attached table, in respect of week ending 27 September 1998. The national number of beds inappropriately occupied is 443, which represents 3.5 per cent of the total number of acute hospital beds, 12,529, throughout the country.
|
Hospital Name |
No. of beds inappropriately occupied on 27-9-98 |
|
Eastern Health Board |
44 |
|
Cappagh |
0 |
|
St. James's Hospital |
43 |
|
Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin |
2 |
|
Tallaght |
22 |
|
Coombe |
0 |
|
Incorporated Orthopaedic |
6 |
|
Rotunda |
0 |
|
Beaumont |
51 |
|
Mater |
33 |
|
Temple Street |
4 |
|
St. Vincent's Hospital |
22 |
|
Total Eastern Health Board Area |
227 |
|
Total Midland Health Board Area |
16 |
|
Mid-Western Health Board |
5 |
|
St. John's Hospital, Limerick |
4 |
|
Total Mid-Western Health Board Area |
9 |
|
Total North-Eastern Health Board Area |
54 |
|
Total North-Western Health Board Area |
6 |
|
Total South-Eastern Health Board Area |
22 |
|
Southern Health Board |
27 |
|
South Infirmary Victoria |
29 |
|
Mercy Hospital |
12 |
|
Total Southern Health Board Area |
68 |
|
Western Health Board |
17 |
|
Portiuncula |
24 |
|
Total Western Health Board Area |
41 |
|
Overall Total |
443 |
