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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 17 Nov 1999

Vol. 511 No. 1

Written Answers. - Hospital Waiting Lists.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

126 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will provide statistics for each hospital in the Southern Health Board region for medical waiting lists and surgical waiting lists, broken down by adult and children numbers and waiting times in respect of each speciality; and the number waiting six months, 12 months, two years, over three years and over four years. [23823/99]

Waiting lists statistics in the format collected by my Department are set out in the following tables. These figures are for the quarter ending 30 September 1999.

Cork University Hospital

Specialty Name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Cardiac Surgery

Adults (CABG)

35

Cardiology

41

Gynaecology

All procedures

12

Neurosurgery

24

Ophthalmology

Adults (Cataracts)

295

Ophthalmology

Adults (other procedures)

147

Ophthalmology

Children (all procedures)

46

Plastic Surgery

Adults (functional)

148

Plastic Surgery

Children (all procedures)

60

Rheumatology

1

Urology

All procedures

140

Sub Total

949

Mercy Hospital

Speciality Name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Surgery

All procedures

40

Vascular

Varicose veins

455

Total

495

South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital

Specialty Name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Cardiology

6

Dermatology

5

ENT

Adults (All procedures)

399

ENT

Children (Other procedures)

12

ENT

Children (Tonsils/Adenoids)

49

Endocrine

5

Gynaecology

All procedures

147

Rheumatology

2

Surgery

All procedures

99

Sub Total

724

St Mary's Hospital, Gurranebraher

Specialty Name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

358

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

123

Orthopaedics

Total knee replacements

100

Sub Total

581

Tralee General Hospital

Specialty Name

Procedure Type

Public Waiting List

ENT

Adults (All procedures)

113

ENT

Children (Grommets)

4

ENT

Children (Tonsils/Adenoids)

2

Gynaecology

All procedures

77

Orthopaedics

Other elective procedures

54

Orthopaedics

Total hip replacements

15

Surgery

All procedures

143

Sub Total

408

Health Board Total

3,157

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