Vol. 507 No. 2
134 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of inappropriately placed patients in acute hospitals in the various health board areas; and the action, if any, he proposes to take to alleviate the problem. [16342/99]
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table, in respect of the situation as of Monday 21 June 1999. The national number of beds inappropriately occupied is 336, which represents 2.68 per cent of the total number of acute hospital beds throughout the country.
The problem of inappropriately occupied beds in the acute hospital system was identified by the review group on the waiting list initiative. On the recommendation of the review group I have allocated an additional £9 million to services for older people and I am confident that this substantial investment will have a considerable impact on the development of geriatric services and therefore in that context I expect a positive effect on the problem of inappropriately occupied beds.
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Eastern Health Board |
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Cappagh |
0 |
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St. James's Hospital |
78 |
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Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin |
0 |
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Tallaght |
16 |
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Coombe |
0 |
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Incorporated Orthopaedic |
2 |
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Rotunda |
0 |
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Beaumont |
25 |
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Mater |
13 |
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Temple Street |
11 |
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St. Columcilles |
8 |
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St. Vincent's Hospital |
20 |
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James Connolly Memorial Hospital |
23 |
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Naas |
13 |
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St. Michael's Hospital |
7 |
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Total Eastern Health Board Area |
216 |
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Total Midland Health Board |
17 |
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Mid-Western Health Board |
3 |
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St. John's Hospital Limerick |
1 |
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Total Mid-Western Health Board Area |
4 |
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Total North-Eastern Health Board Area |
30 |
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Total North-Western Health Board Area |
20 |
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Total South-Eastern Health Board Area |
0 |
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Southern Health Board |
8 |
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South Infirmary Victoria |
7 |
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Mercy Hospital |
15 |
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Total Southern Health Board Area |
30 |
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Western Health Board |
10 |
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Portiuncula |
9 |
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Total Western Health Board Area |
19 |
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Overall Total |
336 |
