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]
| Regional Hospital Mullingar | |
|---|---|
| Health Service Executive | |
 Regional Hospital Mullingar | |
  Location in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°32′03″N 7°20′56″W / 53.534185°N 7.348961°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | HSE |
| Type | Regional |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 204 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1936 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland |
History
editThe 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
editThe hospital provides 204 beds and 6 critical care beds.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'". Irish Medical Times. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland" (PDF). National Archives. p. 68. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ O'Sheenan, J.; de Barra, E. (1956). "Ireland's Hospitals 1930-1955" (PDF). Hospitals' Trust. p. 24.
- ^ "Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar" (PDF). Sisters of Mercy. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Statement of Purpose" (PDF). Health Service Executive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2019.