Astronomical debts owed to two Galway hospitals by patients who failed to pay for their care, HSE audit finds
University Hospital Galway was one of the audited hospitals. Stock image. Photo: Reuters
Patients have racked up a catalogue of debts worth €45m owed to two cash-strapped hospitals in Galway after not paying for their care, in many cases for more than three years, an audit report has uncovered.
The HSE internal audit into University Hospital Galway and Merlin Park University Hospital also found hospital consultants had not sent invoices worth up to €12.2m to private health insurers for payment for insured patients.
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