State may face €500m bill for MRSA pay-outs

The State could reportedly be facing a bill of up to €500m due to hospital superbugs like MRSA.

Fri, 20 Jun, 2008 - 08:50

The State could reportedly be facing a bill of up to €500m due to hospital superbugs like MRSA.

Reports this morning say the State Claims Agency has estimated that the average cost of compensation claims over hospital-acquired infections could be more than €300,000.

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