Midland Hospitals Owed Over €2.2 Million In Unpaid Patient Fees

More than €544k in inpatient charges remains unpaid at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise.

Midland hospitals are among those owed significant unpaid patient fees as part of a nationwide €60 million debt facing the HSE.

BreakingNews.ie is reporting Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise is owed over €544,000 in unpaid inpatient charges and €1.7 million in unpaid emergency department fees.

The HSE says the outstanding debt is part of a wider €59.8 million owed by patients who left public hospitals without paying their bills.

An additional €138.4 million is owed by private health insurance companies for procedures carried out in public hospitals.

The HSE continues to recover outstanding payments through instalment plans and debt collection agencies.
 

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