Three of the private hospitals taken over by the State to help deal with the Covid-19 epidemic accommodated no patients during April, at the height of the crisis. Another private hospital, the Sports and Surgery Clinic in Santry, Dublin, had a 6 per cent occupancy in April. Patient numbersIn total, private hospitals discharged 2,654 inpatients during the month, with the highest figure treated at the Bon Secours group of hospitals (860). The private hospitals also dealt with a total of 8,585 day cases, 1,071 new outpatients, 2,109 returning outpatients and carried out 7,887 diagnostic tests. In April, only “critical essential work” was undertaken in the private hospitals, “as per National Public Health Emergency Team guidance”, according to the HSE.

Source: The Irish Times May 15, 2020 00:00 UTC