A woman involved in a traffic accident outside the gates of Monaghan General Hospital has been taken to Cavan Hospital, a 40-minute drive away.

Sinn Féin's Dáil leader said he has seen a HSE memo which states out-patient departments at both Monaghan and Cavan Hospital will close for two two-week periods.

Cavan and Monaghan hospitals are said to be facing a catastrophic situation due to a decision by the HSE to discontinue the ventilation facility at Monaghan General Hospital.

Health Minister Mary Harney says Ireland's hospitals will have to find ways to cope with the HSE recruitment freeze.

A HEART attack victim who fell ill just minutes away from his local hospital, died after being taken to another hospital 37 miles away.

The North Eastern Health Board has reportedly decided to significantly reduce complex operations at Cavan General Hospital following a number of adverse clinical incidents at the hospital.

The North Eastern Health Board has reportedly decided to significantly reduce complex operations at Cavan General Hospital following a number of adverse clinical incidents at the hospital.

PUTTING a positive spin on Cavan General Hospital was not enough to convince people that patient care was as it should be at the hospital, Hospital Action TD Paudge Connolly said yesterday.

The North Eastern Health Board is considering the establishment of a 'flying squad' to assist with emergency births following the death of a premature baby whose mother was turned away from Monaghan Hospital last month.

Minister for Health Micheál Martin has said that he believes that no attempt should have been made to transfer Denise Livingston from Monaghan hospital when she arrived there in the later stages of labour.

The family of the premature baby who died last week when her mother gave birth in an ambulance having been refused treatment at Monaghan General Hospital, have reacted angrily to the publication of an independent report into her death.

An independent report into the death of baby Bronagh Livingstone has found that her mother, Denise, should not have been transferred to Cavan Hospital, following her arrival in the late stages of delivery at Monaghan General.

THE North Eastern Health Board has said expectant mothers should not go to Monaghan General Hospital in an emergency relating to their pregnancy.