Monaghan Hospital
| Monaghan Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Health Service Executive | |
 Monaghan Hospital | |
  Shown in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°15′01″N 6°58′28″W / 54.2502°N 6.9744°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Speciality | Rehabilitation |
| History | |
| Opened | 1896 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Monaghan General Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Mhuineacháin) is a hospital in the town of Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland.
History and operations
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c "Monaghan Hospital". Monaghan Museum. Monaghan County Council. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Wall, Martin. "HSE denies Monaghan unit about to close". Irish Times. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ 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) - ^ "End of acute services at Monaghan Hospital". RTE. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Other hospitals to take on burden as Monaghan loses acute services". 9 July 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Cavan Monaghan Hospital". Health Service Executive. Retrieved 31 March 2020.