Anne Rabbitte
Ceist:539. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds in the system by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4321/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 13 May 2020
Ceisteanna (539)
Freagraí scríofa
The Open Beds Report, published by my Department monthly, provides a summary of the average numbers of open inpatient beds and day beds/places in the acute hospital system based on data provided by the HSE.
It can be found on the Department's website:
https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/0de977-department-of-health-open-beds-report-for-december-2019/
According to provisional data received from the HSE Acute Business Information Unit, there were on average 10,952 inpatient beds and 2,290 day case beds/places available nationally in December 2019.
Information relating to closed beds is collated at a particular date in time. The number of beds closed can fluctuate greatly from day to day for a variety of reasons, including on-going refurbishment, maintenance work, and infection control measures.
With regard to the Deputy's specific question, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly with the requested information