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Tuesday, 6 July 2021

Photo of Ruairi Ó MurchúRuairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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487. To ask the Minister for Health the current healthcare services provided at Louth County Hospital, Dundalk. [29662/21]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The services provided at Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, include:

- Emergency Medicine - Minor Injuries Unit;

- Surgery – Elective surgical beds to provide day and 23-hour post-operative care for non-complex surgical patients. These include general surgical, gynaecology, urology, ENT, Ophthalmology and Dental;

- Out-Patients – Endocrinology, ENT, Cataracts, Intraocular Injections, Urology, Minor Surgery, Venesection, General Medicine, General Surgery, Palliative, Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Maternity, Hysteroscopy, Cardiac Rehab, Cardiology Diagnostics, CT Scanning, Genitourinary;

- Medicine – Stroke Rehab, Medical Rehab and Orthopaedic Rehab in-patient beds. Step Down beds for patients awaiting discharge home or discharge to another care facility;

- Palliative care in-patient beds;

- Geriatric Assessment Day Unit;

- Elective Endoscopy service; and

- Colposcopy Screening service;

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