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Dáil Éireann - Volume 401 - 11 July, 1990

Written Answers. - Hospital Admissions.

Mr. McGahon Mr. McGahon

33. Mr. McGahon asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the hospital in the North Eastern Health Board region which has had the highest number of medical, surgical and other admissions in the last five years; and the comparative figures for each hospital in the health board area, in that period.

Minister for Health (Dr. O'Hanlon) Rory O'Hanlon

Minister for Health (Dr. O'Hanlon): The acute hospital in the North-Eastern health board region which has had the highest number of admissions in each of the last five years is Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. Data on admissions for each acute hospital in the region for 1985 to 1989 is set out in the table below.

Admissions to Acute Hospitals, North-Eastern Health Board Region, 1985 to 1989

	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Cavan County Hospital	5,043	4,929	4,569	4,769	4,777
Drogheda Cottage Hospital	988	847	818	388*	—
Dundalk County Hospital	6,223	6,225	6,204	5,781	5,850
Monaghan County Hospital	5,514	5,472	5,190	5,119	5,444
Navan County Hospital	6,601	6,848	6,557	6,943	7,098
Our Lady of Lourdes, Drogheda	12,842	13,180	12,833	13,917	16,252

*Drogheda Cottage Hospital closed in June 1988.

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