Holby City (series 1) "Holby City" was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin–off from the long–running BBC medical drama "Casualty". Young wanted to explore what happened to patients treated in "Casualty" once they were taken away to the hospital's surgical wards. While "Casualty" scope is limited to "accident of the week" storylines about patients entering hospital, "Holby City" allowed the possibility of storylines about long–term care, rather than immediate life and death decisions. Although both shows are set in the same hospital, the "Casualty" set in Bristol was not large enough to encompass the surgical ward and operating theatre required
Cavan General Hospital Cavan General Hospital Cavan General Hospital is a public hospital located in Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish Government's Health Service Executive and provides acute-care hospital services, including a 24-hour emergency department, for the population County Cavan and County Monaghan. In 2008, the hospital served 55,234 out-patients, and 14,822 in-patients, with an average stay of 4.5 nights. In 2009, 72% of admissions were made via the accident and emergency department or 10,672 patients. 32,672 patients presented to the emergency department. The hospital saw 8,430 day cases in the same year. In 2008, there were 1,949 live