Cavan General Hospital Pathology Laboratory 
About Us
The Pathology Laboratory, Cavan General Hospital provides comprehensive laboratory services including blood transfusion, haematology, coagulation, biochemistry, endocrinology, immunology, histology, non-gynaecological cytology and microbiology.
Full details of services available to users are available in the Cavan General Hospital Pathology Laboratory External Users Guide.
The laboratory is composed of 6 departments:
1. Biochemistry
The biochemistry department provides the following services:
- The measurement of the chemical constituents of body fluids, for use not only in diagnosis of disease, but also in monitoring the course of disease, the effect of treatment and prognosis.
- Clinical advice.
2. Blood Transfusion
The blood transfusion laboratory provides the following services:
- A comprehensive blood transfusion service
- Traceability of transfused and non-transfused blood and blood components
- Laboratory serological investigation of transfusion reactions
3. Cytology
The cytology department provides a non-gynaecological and largely fine needle aspirate driven liquid based cytology diagnostic service.
4. Haematology
The haematology department provides the following services:
- A comprehensive range of laboratory tests to aid in the diagnosis and management of haematological disorders.
- clinical advice & consultative service
- An oral anticoagulant monitoring service on daily basis.
5. Histopathology
The histopathology department provides a diagnostic and consultative service to clinicians on a wide range of tissues received.
6. Microbiology
The microbiology department provides the following services:
- A laboratory service for the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of infectious diseases
- A consultative service for the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of infectious diseases
- A laboratory service for the surveillance and management of infectious disease.
Contacts
Department
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Personnel
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Extension
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Specimen Reception
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6840
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Consultant Histopathologists
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Dr Hala Rizkalla
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3108
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|
Consultant Microbiologists
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Dr Cathal Collins
Dr Billie Caceda
Dr. Elizabeth Trautt
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6054
3281
3297
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Consultant Clinical Biochemist
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Dr Maria Fitzgibbon |
6298
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Consultant Haematologists
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Dr Anne Fortune
Dr Barry MacDonagh
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6054
6271
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Laboratory Manager
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Brian O’Malley
|
6292
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Blood Transfusion
|
Eamon Hannick*
|
6271
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Haematology & Coagulation
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Anna Dowd*
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6294/6296
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Clinical Chemistry
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Fiona Jennings*
Elaine Fitzpatrick*
|
6298
6298
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Histopathology/Cytology
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Brigid Irvine*
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6300
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Microbiology
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Larry O’Neill*
Karen Smith*
Fionnuala Gilmartin*
Linda Crowe*
Conor McPhillips*
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6295
6405
6405
6405
6405
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Histology Reports
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Laboratory Secretaries
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6293
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Microbiology Reports
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Laboratory Secretaries
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6053
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Haematology, Coagulation, Clinical Chemistry Reports
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Laboratory Secretaries
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6293/6357
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Surveillance Scientists
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Brian McDonald
Aileen Reilly
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6587
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* = Chief/Senior Scientists in these departments
All extension numbers are pre-fixed by (049) 437 from outside the hospital.
Hours
The routine service hours of the Pathology Laboratory in Cavan General Hospital are as follows:
Monday - Friday 08.00 - 20.00 hours
Lunch 13.00 - 14.00 hours (reduced staff numbers)
Location/Address
The laboratory is situated on the first floor of Cavan General Hospital building. The postal address of the department is:
Pathology Laboratory
Cavan General Hospital,
Cavan
Tel (049) 4376293
Fax (049) 4336993
User Guide
The Cavan General Hospital Pathology Laboratory External Users Guide provides information on the tests provided within the Department, sample types, reference ranges and expected turn around times. Please note that changes to the user manual between revisions are highlighted in grey.
Where changes to services or sample requirements are required between revisions of the user guide, users will be notified of these by email in the form of memoranda. Copies of all pertinent issued memos are available under ‘Updates’ below until they have been incorporated into the user guide available here.
On issue of a new revision of the user guide, users will be notified by email.
Updates
Useful Links
Biomnis Laboratories Website
Cervical Check – National Screening Programme Website
Haemochromatosis Genetic Testing Consent Form
Healthlink Website
National Virus Reference Laboratory Website
Rotunda Hospital Andrology Service
National Centre for Medical Genetics Our Lady’s Hospital Crumlin
Irish Blood Transfusion Service
The Genetics Laboratory GSTS Pathology London
National Centre for Hereditary Coagulation Disorders St. James’s Hospital
Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory Temple Street
National Newborn Screening Laboratory Temple Street
