Decision due on Cavan General Hospital extension
A decision is expected this week on major plans for Cavan General Hospital.
Permission is being sought for a new extension in an effort to improve facilities, relieve pressure and resolve problems caused by the current campus layout.
A new Emergency Department (ED), Endoscopy Unit (EU) with outpatient facilities, and a 16-bed inpatient ward are included in the plans lodged with Cavan County Council.
The plans were submitted to the Council in March, with a decision due by this weekend.
The current Emergency and Endoscopy departments are both described as “undersized” in a report submitted to the local authority as part of the application, while the EU is also dubbed “subpar” in standard.
The location of the ED is considered “poor” in terms of access for patients and ambulances, leading to “traffic congestion” on site.
Details of the 5,236 square metre extension, by way of Part 8 planning, were received and validated by council planners on March 14.
No submissions from members of the public have so far been recorded by Cavan County Council.
The three-storey project is to be located to the east of the existing Lisdarn Unit.
The ED will be located at lower ground floor level; while the EU will be linked to the main hospital building by a corridor at ground floor level.
The new 16-bed inpatient ward will be located at first floor level.
Other works, including solar panels on the roof and car and bicycle parking are also included. A new 150 space carpark is planned on an access road to the east of the extension.
The plans include for a suite of photovoltaic solar panels on the roof of the existing hospital, and the provision of a carpark adjacent to the extension comprising 44 car spaces, five motorbike spaces and a bicycle bay. There are also plans for a separate larger carpark, comprising 150 spaces, on the internal access road to the east of the extension.
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