Patient Charges

Fees

Under Department of Health Guidelines there is an in-patient statutory fee of €75 per day up to a maximum of €750 in any 12 month period.  For semi-private patients, €889 is charged in addition to the statutory fee of €75 per night. For fully private patients €1,017 is charged in addition to the statutory fee of €75 per night.

The statutory fee for Health Care Centre or Day Ward is €75 per day. €732.00 Private Day Care Charge plus €75.00 Statutory Charge.

The hospital operates a Health Insurance Direct payment scheme. Forms must be completed prior to discharge in order to have accounts submitted directly to the Insurance Companies.

Under Department of Health Guidelines all patients attending the Emergency Department are charged an attendance fee of €100.00

Non-EU Resident Visitors:
Public Patients €1025.61 per day, Semi Private Patients €1025.61 plus €889.00 and Private Patients €1025.61 plus €1,017.00.  Statutory Charge of €75.00 also applies to the above per night up to a maximum of ten nights.

Road Traffic Accidents Cases:
The health (Amendment) Act 1986 requires the hospital to levy the following charges upon a person who has been the victim of a Road Traffic Accident.

A&E:  €100 Statutory Charge plus €406.00 RTA A&E charge
Inpatient: €1025.61 per day plus *€75 statutory charge plus €170.00 RTA outpatient charge
Physio: €170.00 per RTA Physio attendance

(Private and semi-private charges also apply where applicable).
*(Maximum statutory charges payable in a rolling twelve month period is €750)

Statutory Charge Exemptions:
1. Medical Card holders (on proof of current card).
2. Members of the defence forces and their dependants.
3. Persons receiving services in respect of prescribed infectious diseases.
4. Temporary visitors to Ireland from another EU Country on presentation of an EHIC Card is entitled to hospital services as a public patient without charge.
5. GP referrals with GP letter to A&E department.