Cork and Limerick hospitals discharge twice as many patients on weekdays than weekends

HSE CEO Bernard Gloster has committed to launching a seven-day service at Irish hospitals.

The average daily discharge rate at Cork University Hospital is 68.9 on weekdays, but only 21.5 on weekend days. Picture: Denis Scannell

Hospitals in Cork and Limerick discharge more than twice as many patients on weekdays as weekend days, new HSE figures show.

At Cork University Hospital, the average daily discharge on weekdays is 62.3 but only 21.5 on weekend days. This means some 311 patients are discharged Mondays to Fridays, but 43 on average over weekends.