Written answers
Tuesday, 6 March 2007
Department of Health and Children
Hospital Services
11:00 pm
Beverley Flynn (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average cost per day and the average length of bed-day stays for patients admitted to hospitals with CAD, COPD and CHF. [8468/07]
Beverley Flynn (Mayo, Independent)
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Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a comparison is available between Ireland and the UK, France and Germany for the average length of bed-day stays for patients admitted to hospital with CAD, COPD and CHF. [8469/07]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 273 and 274 together.
The requested data on average length of stay in hospital are provided in the table below using the categories as defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
| Average Length of Stay in Days for Patients Admitted to Hospital with Selected Conditions, 2004 | ||||
| Condition | Ireland | UK | France | Germany* |
| COPD & Bronchiectasis | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 11.1 |
| Heart Failure | 12.3 | 13.7 | 10.2 | 13.1 |
| CAD (Ischaemic Heart Disease): | ||||
| Angina Pectoris | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction | 11.2 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 10.0 |
| Other Ischaemic Heart Disease | 7.7 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 6.7 |
| *Figures refer to 2003. | ||||
| Source: OECD Health Data 2006. |
The portion of the Deputy's question concerning the average cost per day relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
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