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Cavan General Hospital

About The Library

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The Library Service at Cavan General Hospital aims to provide expert advice and training to support patient care, evidence-based practice and Continuous Professional Development for all HSE staff & students. The remit of the library is to provide healthcare professionals access to knowledge resources for the following purposes::

  • – Research into specific clinical questions, conditions or treatments relevant to the care of individual patients.
  • – Keeping up-to-date with developments in a specific area of the health sciences, or the professional literature of a given specialty.
  • – Continuing professional education.

Library Services & Resources

-4 standalone pcs, connected to our independent Wi-Fi.

-12 study spaces and a comfortable seating area with two chairs, which are available 24/7 to HSE staff and students.

-Independent Wi-Fi.

-Comprehensive physical book collection available for perusal Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm. 


Cavan General Hospital is staffed by a one-person librarian. The librarian is onsite during the hours below:

Mon – Thurs 9.00 – 16:00
Friday 9.00 – 15.00


Access to the study area/PCs is available on a 24/7 basis.

To make an appointment with the library please click the email link below.

Contact Us

Medical Library, Cavan General Hospital, Cavan H12 Y7W1

Opening Hours

Quick Links

All Online Resources

Address: Cavan
Telephone: 049-4376114
Email: cavan.library@hse.ie

Please contact the Librarian via email with any queries you may have.  Alternatively you can use the  Virtual desk  for general queries.

Contact the Librarian 

Dympna Lynch
Librarian
Cavan General Hospital
Tel: 049-4331525
Email: dympna.lynch@hse.ie

Library Forms:

Library Registration Form

Interlibrary loan Request Form

Guides To Library Resources