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Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar

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Coordinates: 53°32′03″N 7°20′56″W / 53.534185°N 7.348961°W / 53.534185; -7.348961
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Regional Hospital Mullingar
Health Service Executive
Regional Hospital Mullingar
Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar is located in Ireland
Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar
Location in Ireland
Geography
LocationMullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Coordinates53°32′03″N 7°20′56″W / 53.534185°N 7.348961°W / 53.534185; -7.348961
Organisation
Care systemHSE
TypeRegional
Services
Emergency departmentYes Accident & Emergency
Beds204
History
Opened1936
Links
Websitewww.iehg.ie/regional-hospital-mullingar
ListsHospitals in the Republic of Ireland

The Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar (Irish: Ospidéal Réigiúnach an Mhuilinn Chearr) is a public hospital at Mullingar in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is managed by Ireland East Hospital Group.[1]

History

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The hospital was officially opened by Seán T. O'Kelly, Minister of Local Government and Public Health, as Westmeath County Hospital on 27 April 1936.[2][3] It evolved to become the General Hospital, Mullingar and benefited from major extensions which opened in 1988 and 1994.[4] In June 2010 some 4,000 people protested in Mullingar, concerned about the future of the hospital.[5]

Services

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The hospital provides 204 beds and 6 critical care beds.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland" (PDF). National Archives. p. 68. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ O'Sheenan, J.; de Barra, E. (1956). "Ireland's Hospitals 1930-1955" (PDF). Hospitals' Trust. p. 24.
  4. ^ "Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar" (PDF). Sisters of Mercy. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Protest in Mullingar over hospital fear". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 12 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Statement of Purpose" (PDF). Health Service Executive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
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