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Hospital Facilities

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 October 2021

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

Ceisteanna (116)

John Lahart

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116. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will detail for each voluntary and public hospital the number of beds in each as of 31 March 2021 or latest available; and the number in each on 30 June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50620/21]

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The Department of Health is working with the HSE to increase acute capacity in hospitals throughout the country. The Government allocated €236 million revenue and €40 million capital expenditure as part of Budget 2021 to fund 1,146 additional acute beds over and above the number of beds available on 1 January 2020 on a permanent basis by the end of 2021. The number of beds available on a given day will vary depending on the number of beds blocked or closed due to infection prevention and control or staffing issues. The HSE reports that 790 of these beds have been delivered.

There were 11,285 inpatient beds and 2,279 day beds available nationally in March 2021 as compared to 11,048 inpatient and 2,259 day beds available in June 2020. As the Deputy has asked for a detailed breakdown of beds in each hospital, I trust that he will accept the full details in written format.

The figures provided are sourced from the Open Beds Report which provides an outline of the average numbers of open inpatient beds and day beds/places in the acute hospital system on a monthly basis. Unfortunately, due to the cyber attack, the most recent report dates from March 2021.

Day beds/places provide areas for day cases: patients admitted for a medical procedure or surgery in the morning and released before the evening. Average available day beds/places are beds/places which are currently occupied or ready for occupation.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) Acute Business Information Unit (Acute BIU) provide the bed data for this report, and the figures show the average number of beds or places open in each hospital for the month or year specified. Data for 2020 and 2021 is provisional and remain subject to validation by Acute BIU.

The National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) is included in the figures for 2021 and reported under National and Regional Services.

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Question No. 117 answered with Question No. 109.
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