GALWAY CLINIC EARNS 8 MILLION FROM TREATMENT PURCHASE FUND

Date Published: 06-Aug-2008

The Galway Clinic received the biggest payment last year outside of Dublin under the National Treatment Purchase Fund The Fund arranges private treatment for patients on the public hospital waiting lists and the Galway Clinic was paid 8.2 million euroAt 8.2 million euro the Galway Clinic was in fourth place behind the Mater Private in Dublin which was paid just under 15 million, the Bon Secours Hospitals group received €13m and the Blackrock Clinic in Dublin received 12.8 millionThese four private hospital operators received over half of the payments made by the State under the 87 million euro fund