This month's meeting of the Carrick Municipal District heard calls for a development of a minor injuries unit locally.
Construction of a new community hospital located on the Leitrim Road is expected to be completed in early 2027.
The new unit, with a contract construction value in excess of €38 million, will contain 90 beds facilitating long stay, short stay and dementia wards.
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It was recently confirmed by the HSE that community diagnostics are planned for the St Patrick's building in the town.
Cllr Reynolds feels that the addition a minor injuries unit, similar to that in Roscommon, would reduce the pressure on other services:
