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Tuesday, 19 April 2011

8:00 pm

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 346: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will amend the status of Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, from a local hospital to a regional hospital, in order to improve the amount of funding available to the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8638/11]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Letterkenny General Hospital is categorised as a Category 2 Hospital for the purpose of public hospital charges. Private, semi private and day case charges for hospitals in this category were increased this year by between 29% and 42%. The issue of reimbursement of hospitals for private patient treatment was examined in the 'Value for Money and Policy Review of the Economic Cost and Charges Associated with Private and Semi-Private Treatment Services in Public Hospitals', published in December 2010. This Report recommended a review of the system of hospital categorisation, on which private patient charges are based. The existing categories reflect differences in teaching status and complexity as measured by the casemix system.

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