The Government has set a target of delivering 97 additional beds to Cavan and Monaghan Hospital by 2028. 23 of those beds were set to be delivered between 2021 and 2024, with the other 74 due to be delivered between 2025 and 2028.
In response to a parliamentary question by local Sinn Féin TD, Matt Carthy, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly outlined how staffing levels have increased from 102 in 2020 to 174 this year. However MRI and CT scanners for Monaghan Hospital are still not on the cards.
The Minister said that Cavan and Monaghan Hospital currently has two operating CT scanners and one MRI scanner and no additional requirement has been identified. No business case has been submitted by the hospital for additional scanners at the moment
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