Cavan General Hospital

Cavan General Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Ginearálta an Chabháin) is a public hospital located in Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland. It is managed by RCSI Hospitals.^[1]

Cavan General Hospital
Health Service Executive
Shown in Ireland
Geography
Location	Lisdarn, Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland
Coordinates	53.9994°N 7.3727°W / 53.9994; -7.3727
Organisation
Care system	HSE
Type	Regional
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	264
History
Opened	1989

History

The hospital was officially opened by Rory O'Hanlon, Minister for Health, in 1989.^[2]

Services

The hospital provides 264 beds, of which 193 are in-patient acute beds, while 46 are reserved for acute day cases.^[3] A further 25 beds are for psychiatric services. It provides acute-care hospital services including a 24-hour emergency department.^[3]

Transport and access

There are car parking areas located in the hospital grounds. The hospital is a short taxi journey or around 15–20 minutes on foot from the centre of Cavan. Leydons Coaches route 930 (Cavan-Ballyconnell-Enniskillen), Bus Éireann route 175 (Cavan-Cootehill-Monaghan) and Whartons Travel route 975 Longford-Arva-Cavan (operated on behalf of the National Transport Authority) provide public bus links to/from the hospital.^[4]