All of the new step-down care beds in Monaghan Hospital have opened.
The Health Minister says all 23 beds are operational in the facility.
The new beds were announced last year as part of a wider national strategy to use smaller hospitals to increase capacity in the system and take pressure off larger sites.
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The beds offer step-down care for patients from Cavan General Hospital, prior to their discharge home or to another facility.
Five of the beds opened last year with the remaining opening in 2021.
Monaghan Hospital offers out-patient services, theatre, day services, diagnostic services and a Minor Injury Unit.
