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Significant cuts in HSE South

The National Service Plan for HSE South 2009, outlines a number of significant cuts:

St Finbarr’s Hospital Campus, Cork City.
A temporary reduction in availability of rehabilitation and respite beds will be facilitated by contracting additional 20 nursing home beds.”

St Columbanus, Killarney, Kerry
Reduce the bed complement in St Columbanus Home to 132 beds by closing the 18 bed male unit.
St Patrick’s, Waterford
Closure of 19 bed St. Bridget’s Ward at St. Patrick’s Hospital.
South Tipperary Mental Health Services – St. Luke’s Campus
Closure of St. Lukes long stay facility by the end of 2010 and relocation of all residents to community based settings.
* St. Clare’s Ward now closed
* St. Bridget’s Ward will be de-designated and will transfer from Mental Health to ID services. Further reduction of overtime.
* Reduction in Inpatient Beds
* A further 8 beds will be closed.
* Closure of St. Paul’s Ward (22 beds)
* closure of St. Luke Hospital by the end of 2010
* St Senan’s, Wexford: Reduction of 16 long stay beds and transfer of clients to more appropriate private long stay facilities in line with the hospitals 5 year plan
* St Dympna’s Hospital, Carlow & St. Canice’s Hospital Kilkenny: Relocation of 32 clients.
*St Otteran’s Hospital, Waterford: Relocation of 17 older people with enduring mental illness.
* Elm Wood Hostel, Skibbereen: Relocation of elm wood hostel facilities, catering for 8 clients.
St. Stephens Hospital, Sarsfields Court, Cork: Reduction of 6 long stay beds.
* St Stephens, North Cork: Reduction of 9 acute inpatient beds (from 35 to 26) to cater for the catchment area in line with best practice (Vision for Change)
Acute Mental Health Unit, Kerry General Hospital: a reduction of 6 inpatient beds (from 50 to 44).
Waterford regional hospital
Reconfiguration
* 7 day Surgical Ward to 5 Day Ward
* 30 bedded 7 day Surgical Ward to 31 bed Surgical Day Ward
* Former ENT Ward to 7 day Surgical Ward
* Development of Acute Medical Unit
* Above results in nett reduction of 30 beds
* Wexford General Hospital
* Closure of 14 bed Gynae Ward and reconfiguration of existing 26 bed Female Surgical Ward to accommodate Gynae and to increase Day Care (extra 12 day beds)
St Luke’s hospital Kilkenny
* Surgical ward from 7 day to 5 day will increase capacity for day cases
South Tipperary General Hospital
Reconfiguration
* Part of Surgical Ward from 7 day to 5 day
* Closure of 16 beds and relocation of gynae ward will yield €1.3m.

Posted in Health Management on 16 January 2009
Tags: cutbacks