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Otolaryngology (ENT)

Apr 2026NTPF Data

7,659

People Waiting

Hospitals

7.2mo

Avg. Median Wait

↑ 174

vs Last Month

Shortest Wait Times

St. Michael's Hospital

2.1 mo median

Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore

3.3 mo median

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda

3.4 mo median

Hospital breakdown from Mar 2021 — the most recent period with per-hospital data. National totals above reflect Apr 2026.

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#	Hospital	Waiting	Median Wait	Trend	Watch
1	Mallow General HospitalP51 E772	9	4.5 mo	↓ 7	+
2	St. Michael's HospitalA96 V6K7	11	2.1 mo	↓ 2	+
3	University Hospital KerryV92 DK21	11	15 mo	↑ 2	+
4	Cavan General HospitalH12 Y7R5	49	10.8 mo	↓ 3	+
5	Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital DroghedaA92 RD63	64	3.4 mo	↑ 29	+
6	St. Vincent's University HospitalD04 T6F4	135	3.6 mo	↑ 13	+
7	Mater Misericordiae University HospitalD07 R2WY	151	4.7 mo	↓ 24	+
8	University Hospital LimerickV94 F858	234	11.2 mo	↓ 50	+
9	St. James's HospitalD08 NHY1	312	14.8 mo	↑ 14	+
10	Tallaght University HospitalD24 NR0A	348	11.1 mo	↑ 13	+
11	Midland Regional Hospital TullamoreR35 NY51	359	3.3 mo	↑ 40	+
12	Royal Victoria Eye and Ear HospitalD02 XK51	359	5.7 mo	↓ 23	+
13	University Hospital WaterfordX91 ER22	399	10.8 mo	↓ 7	+
14	Sligo University HospitalF91 H684	401	8.7 mo	↓ 18	+
15	Beaumont HospitalD09 V2N0	520	5.5 mo	↑ 25	+
16	Galway University HospitalsH91 YR71	521	10 mo	↓ 22	+
17	South Infirmary Victoria University HospitalT12 X23H	550	4.9 mo	↓ 14	+

Time bands: 0–12 mo 12+ mo

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