Monaghan Hospital

Monaghan General Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Mhuineacháin) is a hospital in the town of Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland.

Monaghan Hospital
Health Service Executive
Monaghan Hospital
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Geography
Location	Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland
Coordinates	54.2502°N 6.9744°W / 54.2502; -6.9744
Organisation
Care system	HSE
Type	Specialist
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Speciality	Rehabilitation
History
Opened	1896
Links
Website	www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/3/acutehospitals/hospitals/cavanmonaghan/cavan-monaghan-hospital.html

History and operations

The hospital has its origins in several of the former Monaghan County Jail buildings which were converted for clinical use as Monaghan Infirmary after purchase in the 1890s by a Board of Governors for a local medical facility. The first infirmary opened in 1896. The old main jail building was razed and the building of a new County Hospital commenced in 1933. The purpose-built hospital was officially opened on the site in 1938.^[1]

In 2006, the hospital's treatment room function was moved from a doctor-led to a nurse-led basis, with many cases to be handled at Cavan General Hospital thereafter.^[2] On 22 July 2009, all acute care ceased at Monaghan, with only day surgery and minor injury treatment to continue at the location, along with the provision of 13 "step-down" and 13 rehabilitation beds. The decision, which led to the redeployment of 130 staff, was opposed by local politicians, general practitioners, nurses and some consultants.^[3]

Operations

Since the hospital ceased providing acute services in 2009, it has focussed on rehabilitation and "step-down" services.^[4] A minor injuries unit remains on the site, as do out-patient and day operations.^[1][5]

Monaghan Hospital is managed by one of the Health Service Executive's hospital groups, RCSI Hospitals, formerly the Dublin North-East Group,^[6] and the hospital and Cavan General Hospital are run as a single operation.^[1][7]

References

1. "Monaghan Hospital". Monaghan Museum. Monaghan County Council. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
2. Wall, Martin. "HSE denies Monaghan unit about to close". Irish Times. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
3. Shanahan, Catherine, McArdle, Patsy. "Other hospitals to take on burden as Monaghan loses acute services". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 March 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
4. "End of acute services at Monaghan Hospital". RTE. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
5. "Other hospitals to take on burden as Monaghan loses acute services". 9 July 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
6. "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
7. "Cavan Monaghan Hospital". Health Service Executive. Retrieved 31 March 2020.