SURGERIES for morbidly obese Irish people could cost almost E6 million annually in a few years.
At a cost of more than E12,000 for a gastric bypass and more than E13,000 for gastric banding, it would cost approximately E5.8 million for the 450 projected surgeries per annum. However, not all of those procedures would be performed on public patients — some would be paid for privately.
For example, at St Columcille’s Hospital, 22 gastric bypass procedures were carried out last year. Of those, 16 were public patients and six were private. A total of 14 gastric banding procedures were carried out. Of those, 10 were public patients and four were private.
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