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CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH FOR CAVAN GENERAL SPECIAL FEATURE
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ince opening its doors to the public in 1989, Cavan General Hospital has been providing essential healthcare services to the people of Cavan and surrounding areas. It is also one of the largest employers in the county and has become an integral part of the local community. Despite having seen its spending budget significantly reduced since the onset of the recession, Cavan General remains fully committed to providing the best possible acute general hospital services to patients and is looking forward to celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2014. Cavan General Hospital is part of the Cavan & Monaghan Hospital Group which provides services to the population of both counties and its catchment area extends to counties Meath, Longford and Leitrim. With all acute inpatient services based in Cavan General Hospital, Monaghan Hospital’s
Cavan General Hospital provides acute general services
primary role includes the continuing care for medically discharged patients requiring inpatient step-down and
Cavan & Monaghan Hospital General Manager Bridget Clarke
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rehabilitation care. Both hospitals provide extensive outpatient, theatre and day services with a Minor Injuries Unit located on the Monaghan Hospital site. The services provided by Cavan General Hospital can be divided into three categories – inpatient services, day care services and diagnostic services. The inpatient services include: emergency medicine, general medicine, general surgery and theatre services, ICU (intensive care)/CCU (coronary care), maternity services including the Early Pregnancy Unit and the Special Care Baby Unit, acute psychiatry, Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) and gynaecology. The day care services are as follows: renal dialysis, Assessment and Rehabilitation Unit for the Elderly, outpatient clinics, including visiting Orthopaedic, Dermatology and cancer services clinics, Day Ward Service, Oncology Unit (supported by Dublin’s