Health

The main Acute Hospital for the Mid Western Health Board is located in Dooradoyle with a bed capacity of 395. The Acute bed capacity per population ratio in the Mid Western Health Board region is 2.52, which is below the National Average of 3.3. Increased beds are urgently required.

About 50% of people who are attending Accident & Emergency Units have complaints, which could be dealt with at GP level.

There were 2,777 deaths in the Mid Western Health Board region in 2001. Death rates in the Region have fallen by 8.9% since 1998. The total number of births in the Mid-West region has increased by 10% between 2001 and 2002 from 6,702 to 5,242.