Monaghan Hospital

Images of the Hospital

Monaghan County Hospital was officially opened to the public in 1938. The building stands on the site of Monaghan County Jail that was sold in the 1890s to the Governors of the Infirmary for £555. Part of the old Jail building complex was converted into the hospital that was formally opened for the reception of patients in 1896.

In the years that followed there were many alterations and additions to the Hospital, or Infirmary, as it continued to be called. A survey of the building in 1932 revealed that extensive repairs were needed. Funding was sourced and work commenced in 1933 on the New County Hospital. ‘The massive walls of what was once the old Jail had to be razed to the ground.’ An ideal temporary location for the hospital was found in Hope Castle, Castleblayney.

Monaghan Hospital is now joined with Cavan Hospital. All acute inpatient services are based in Cavan General Hospital. Monaghan Hospital’s primary role includes the continuing care for medically discharged patients requiring inpatient ‘stepdown’ and rehabilitation care. There is a Minor Injuries Unit located on the Monaghan Hospital site.