Inefficient hospitals hit by €6.4m budget fines

HOSPITALS found guilty of bad management and keeping patients in beds too long have been hit with fines totalling €6.4 million.

Inefficient hospitals hit by €6.4m budget fines
Thu, 09 Jan, 2003 - 00:00
Catherine Shanahan

Dublin’s leading hospitals, including

Tallaght, the Mater, St James’, St Vincent’s and James Connolly Memorial have been penalised to the tune of €2.68m, with

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