Open Beds Report March 2021
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Open Beds Report March 2021 Published 12 July 2021 An Roinn Sláinte | Department of Health Open Beds Report — March 2021 Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Data source and validation 3 1.2 Definitions and clarifications 3 2. Inpatient beds by year 2009 – 2021 ............................................................. 5 3. Day beds/places by year 2009 – 2021 .......................................................... 6 4. Available beds by month for 2021 ............................................................... 7 Appendix. Available Beds Tables ......................................................................... 8 —— 2 An Roinn Sláinte | Department of Health Open Beds Report — March 2021 1. Introduction The Open Beds Report provides an outline of the average numbers of open inpatient beds and day beds/places in the acute hospital system on a monthly basis. As set out in the Sláintecare Action Plan 2019, the Department of Health is committed to fostering the support of citizens and stakeholders in the Sláintecare reform process, consulting them about its delivery, and informing them about progress through engagement and open reporting. In line with this commitment to open reporting, the purpose of the Open Beds Report is to make information on capacity in the health care system available in a transparent and accessible manner. 1.1 Data source and validation The Health Service Executive (HSE) Acute Business Information Unit (Acute BIU) provide the bed data for this report, and the figures show the average number of beds or places open in each hospital for the month or year specified. Data for 2020 and 2021 are provisional and remain subject to validation by Acute BIU. The 2018 and 2019 figures for Galway University Hospital are also awaiting validation. Tables are included in the Appendix. 1.2 Definitions and clarifications 1.2.1 Inpatient beds Average inpatient beds available is the number of funded beds occupied or ready and available for occupation each night of the reporting period. The cumulated figure is then divided by the number of days in the reporting period to provide a daily average. 1.2.2 Day beds/places Day beds/places provide areas for day cases: patients admitted for a medical procedure or surgery in the morning and released before the evening. Average available day beds/places are beds/places which are currently occupied or ready for occupation. 1.2.3 Closed beds The numbers provided in this report are average numbers of beds or places available daily in the specified period. Beds are not available when they are temporarily closed for reasons such as infection control, maintenance/refurbishment, or staffing shortages. —— 3 An Roinn Sláinte | Department of Health Open Beds Report — March 2021 1.2.4 Hospital Groups The current Hospital Group structure was established in 2013, with the Children’s Hospital Group becoming Children’s Health Ireland at the start of 2019. For the purposes of comparison and simplicity in navigating this report, hospitals are grouped as per the current Hospital Groups for all years. It should be noted that in the years from 2009–2013 these groupings did not have their current formal governance structures. The seven Hospital Groups are Ireland East Hospital Group, Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, RCSI Hospitals Groups, Saolta University Healthcare Group, South/South West Hospital Group, University of Limerick Hospitals Group, and Children’s Health Ireland. 1.2.5 Inclusion of the National Rehabilitation Hospital in 2021 The National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) is included in the figures for 2021 and reported under National and Regional Services. This reflects a change in the governance of NRH beds from community to acute hospitals rather than an increase in overall beds in the health system. —— 4 An Roinn Sláinte | Department of Health Open Beds Report — March 2021 2. Inpatient beds by year 2009 – 2021 There was an average of 11,171 inpatient beds open during 2021 from January to March. Average Available Inpatient Beds 2009 to 2021 12,000 11,369 11,500 11,171 10,990 11,027 10,856 10,951 11,000 10,694 10,665 10,480 10,473 10,592 10,337 10,411 10,500 10,000 9,500 9,000 8,500 8,000 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 *Year to date from January to March 2021 A breakdown of the average available inpatient beds by Hospital Group for the years 2009-2021 is shown below. Average Available Inpatient Beds by Hospital Group 2009 to 2021 (YTD) 12,000 11,369 11,171 10,990 10,951 11,027 Children's 316 10,694 10,665 10,856 10,480 10,592 310 313 Hospitals 285 10,337 10,411 10,473 334 336 765 285 330 746 326 334 788 807 281 277 322 774 765 10,000 734 747 732 UL Hospitals 728 708 676 663 1,689 Group 1,617 1,720 1,795 1,848 1,559 1,618 1,662 1,500 1,532 1,574 1,551 1,596 RCSI Hospitals 8,000 104 Group 1,794 1,760 1,732 1,752 1,747 1,795 1,745 1,657 1,694 1,747 1,743 1,760 1,774 NRH 6,000 2,249 Saolta 2,183 2,057 2,078 1,945 1,920 1,985 1,979 1,965 1,971 2,037 2,096 2,142 4,000 South/South West 2,255 2,211 2,192 2,142 2,179 2,019 1,998 1,931 1,975 2,014 2,010 1,947 1,900 Dublin 2,000 Midlands Ireland East 2,301 2,188 2,114 2,084 2,101 2,153 2,217 2,259 2,265 2,283 2,316 2,296 2,312 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 (YTD) *Year to date from January to March 2021 —— 5 An Roinn Sláinte | Department of Health Open Beds Report — March 2021 3. Day beds/places by year 2009 – 2021 There was an average of 2,262 day beds/places open during 2021 from January to March. Average Available Day Beds/Places 2009 to 2021 2,500 2,400 2,290 2,290 2,262 2,300 2,240 2,170 2,200 2,140 2,049 2,100 2,021 2,006 2,026 2,000 1,936 1,857 1,900 1,772 1,800 1,700 1,600 1,500 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 *Year to date from January to March 2021 A breakdown of the average available day beds/places by Hospital Group for the years 2009-2021 is shown below. Average Available Day Beds / Places from 2009 to 2021 (YTD) 2,500 2,290 2,290 Children's 2,240 2,262 2,170 91 93 Hospitals 2,140 80 82 2,049 2,026 80 2,021 2,006 80 181 185 199 199 UL Hospitals 2,000 1,936 72 60 70 187 1,857 68 185 Group 1,772 70 144 137 141 152 60 375 363 141 380 367 RCSI 60 141 379 347 369 141 351 346 360 7 339 1,500 313 368 NRH 297 355 392 392 345 353 357 359 354 337 329 356 317 Saolta 1,000 440 442 440 400 375 434 369 387 367 375 326 354 South/South 331 West 345 335 328 354 351 359 331 330 314 324 315 313 Dublin 500 306 Midlands 484 401 401 418 437 461 476 450 430 Ireland East 320 373 363 396 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 (YTD) *Year to date from January to March 2021 —— 6 An Roinn Sláinte | Department of Health Open Beds Report — March 2021 4. Available beds by month for 2021 There were 11,285 inpatient beds and 2,279 day beds/places open in March 2021. The breakdown by month and Hospital Group is shown in the figures below. Monthly Average Available Inpatient Beds for 2021 12,000 11,285 10,996 11,185 284 Children's Health 310 314 843 854 Ireland 10,000 838 UL Hospitals 1,848 1,840 1,854 Group 104 RCSI Hospitals 8,000 103 104 Group 1,777 1,631 1,713 National and Regional Services 6,000 2,088 2,137 2,185 Saolta 4,000 South/South 1,875 1,915 1,910 West Dublin Midlands 2,000 2,311 2,305 2,323 Ireland East 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Monthly Average Available Day Beds / Places for 2021 2,500 2,264 2,279 2,261 Children's Health 82 82 82 Ireland 189 189 199 2,000 UL Hospitals Group 384 385 385 RCSI Hospitals 10 5 5 Group 1,500 394 394 392 National and Regional Services Saolta 1,000 421 428 435 South/South West 351 351 351 500 Dublin Midlands 430 430 430 Ireland East 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec —— 7 An Roinn Sláinte | Department of Health Open Beds Report — March 2021 Appendix. Available Beds Tables Table 1. Available inpatient beds by year for 2009 – 2021 (as of March) 2009 2 0 10 2 0 11 2 0 12 2 0 13 2 0 14 2 0 15 2 0 16 2 0 17 2 0 18 2 0 19 2020* 2 0 2 1* Children's Hospital Group 3 16 285 285 281 2 77 326 322 334 330 334 336 3 10 3 13 National Children's Hospital, Tallaght** - - - - - 46 46 51 53 53 53 47 29 Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin 210 185 185 187 182 182 183 182 180 182 181 180 185 Temple Street Children's University Hospital 106 100 100 94 95 98 93 101 97 99 102 103 99 Dublin M idlands Hospital Group 2 ,2 55 2 ,2 11 2 ,19 2 2 ,14 2 2 ,179 2 ,0 19 1,9 9 8 1,9 3 1 1,9 75 2 ,0 14 2 ,0 10 1,9 4 7 1,9 0 0 Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital 187 184 187 186 187 187 189 189 189 201 201 201 201 M idlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise 140 140 138 137 138 137 136 135 135 135 135 134 133 M idlands Regional Hospital Tullamore 192 176 176 180 182 185 196 183 194 195 199 192 187 Naas General Hospital 211 203 194 184 191 208 186 185 185 188 184 164 166 St.