Inpatient and day case waiting lists fall to lowest level in almost three years at Tallaght University Hospital

There were over 420,000 patient episodes of care delivered at Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) last year, according to the Hospital annual report for 2018.

The number of Adult Emergency Department attendances increased by 2% over the previously year bringing the total to over 51,000.  Admissions of adult patients totalled 18,694 with an increase in acuity, age and complexity of patients. There were over 32,400 attendances at the Children’s Emergency Department and over 5,574 child admissions.