New figures seen by Kfm News show that Naas discharged almost sixty per cent of cases - the highest rate of non-admission in the Dublin–Midlands region.
More than half of all people who presented to Naas General Hospital with self-harm last year were not admitted to an in-patient ward.
New figures seen by Kfm News show that Naas Hospital discharged almost sixty per cent of cases - the highest rate of non-admission in the Dublin–Midlands region.
Over 12% of those presenting also left the hospital before a recommendation was provided.
Just twenty-six per cent of patients were admitted for medical or psychiatric care, far lower than neighbouring hospitals such as Portlaoise, Mullingar and Tullamore.
Naas General Hospital now has a higher non-admission rate than Tallaght and St James’s.
Despite this, Naas still recorded more than three hundred individuals presenting with self-harm over the year, and one in five of them returned with repeat self-harm - the highest repetition rate in the region.
Women made up the majority of self-harm patients at Naas General Hospital - 163 women compared to 142 men - and women were more likely to re-present, with almost one in four returning, compared with just under one in five men.
Self-harm presentations at Naas General Hospital is concentrated among young adults.
Women in their late teens and twenties form the single largest group presenting to the hospital, followed by men between the ages of 25-44.
The figures come as Minister for mental Health Mary Butler says it is "essential that anyone who does present to an Emergency Department in distress is met with empathetic and timely support".
She said that as part of a new €15 million fund allocated to crisis supports and suicide prevention in Budget 2026, her Department will "enhance the capacity of Emergency Departments to support people out-of-hours through specialist nursing teams".
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