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Dáil Éireann - Volume 417 - 25 March, 1992

Written Answers. - Cork Hospitals.

Mr. Sherlock Mr. Sherlock

112. Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if he will outline, for the years 1990 and 1991, in respect of the following hospitals, (a) Cork Regional, (b) South Infirmary-Victoria, (c) Mercy and (d) Mallow General, (1) the original financial allocation, (2) the percentage increase over the previous year, (3) the number of inpatients treated, (4) the average duration of stays, (5) the total number of inpatient days, (6) the percentage increase over the previous year and (7) the estimated daily cost per patient.

Minister for Health (Dr. O'Connell) John F. O'Connell

Minister for Health (Dr. O'Connell): The information sought by the Deputy is as follows:

1. Financial Allocations

Hospital	Original allocation 1990	Percentage Increase over previous year	Original allocation 1991	Percentage Increase over previous year
	£m		£m
Cork Regional	28.293	9.24%	28.320	0.10%
South Infirmary-Victoria	5.900	17.76%	6.430	8.98%
Mercy	8.000	11.05%	9.020	12.75%
Mallow General	2.552	18.09%	2.897	13.52%

My Department does not make a specific allocation in respect of Cork Regional and Mallow Hospitals. These hospitals are under the aegis of the Southern Health Board and it is a matter for the board to allocate resources in respect of the services provided in these hospitals from within the total allocation made available to it by my Department.

2. In-patients and daily cost per in-patient in 1990

Hospital	Number of in-patients	Average duration of stay (days)	Total number of in-patient days	Percentage increase over previous year	Estimated daily cost per in-treated* patient
					£
Cork Regional	27,841	6.50	181.079	4.8%	£156.25
South Infirmary-Victoria	7,857	6.28	49,303	2.6%	£120.00
Mercy	12.541	5.58	69,964	-3.7%	£114.34
Mallow	3.454	6.39	22,071	27.2%	£115.63

* Inpatients treated refer to the number of inpatient discharges/deaths.

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[1641] 3. Inpatients and daily cost per inpatient in 1991

Hospital	Number of in-patients	Average duration of stay (days)	Total number of in-patient days	Percentage increase over previous year	Estimated daily cost per in-treated patient
					£
Cork Regional	28,323	6.20	175,623	-3.0%	£161.25
South/Infirmary Victoria	7,781	6.45	50,226	1.9%	£128.02
Mercy	12,886	5.35	68,917	-1.5%	£130.88
Mallow	3.537	6.50	22,986	4.1%	£126.03

Dáil Éireann 417 Written Answers. Cork Hospitals.

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