“I am privileged to present this annual clinical and management report of the Rotunda Hospital for 2017 in this my second year as Master. It is an honour for me to lead a team of over 830 committed professionals in fulfilling our vision to be “the internationally recognised maternity hospital of choice – outstanding care delivered by exceptional people”.
I am delighted to report that in 2017 we provided the highest possible standard of care for 9,915 pregnant women, with 8,226 mothers delivering 8,409 babies. Our corrected perinatal mortality rate was 3.6 per 1,000 (excluding babies with congenital malformations) and our adjusted perinatal mortality rate was 1.3 per 1,000 (babies weighing 2.5kg or more without malformations).
We again experienced no episode of maternal mortality. These results are highly impressive in both a national and international context, underscoring the reality that the standard-of-care for our maternity services is superb.
To consistently deliver such a high clinical standard, despite the pressures of a demand-led clinical service, within a restricted physical hospital infrastructure, and with significant funding constraints is testament to the commitment of each and every member of the Rotunda team.”
– Prof. Fergal Malone, Master of The Rotunda Hospital
You can read the full 2017 Annual Report here