James Connolly Memorial Hospital annual report 1993

Abstract

1993 was a very busy year for James Connolly Memorial Hospital with activity in all hospital services continuing at a high level. The bed occupancy in the medical area was over 94% with the occupancy in the surgical area in excess of 96%. Emergency admissions accounted for over 75% of all admissions. The average length of stay for medical patients is over eight days. This high average is partly attributable to a number of patients who were inappropriately kept in acute medical beds while appropriate long term care was being sought for them. The average length of stay for surgical patients is less than six days.