Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar Explained

Regional Hospital Mullingar
Org/Group:	Health Service Executive
Location:	Mullingar
Region:	County Westmeath
Country:	Ireland
Healthcare:	HSE
Type:	Regional
Emergency:	Yes
Beds:	204
Founded:	1936
Map Type:	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

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

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

See also

• Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise
• Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore

Notes and References

1. Web site: Six hospital groups 'most fundamental reform in decades'. 14 May 2013. Irish Medical Times. 27 May 2019.
2. Web site: Survey of Hospital Archives in Ireland. 68 . National Archives. 24 May 2019.
3. Web site: Ireland's Hospitals 1930-1955. 24. J. . O'Sheenan . E. . de Barra. Hospitals' Trust. 1956.
4. Web site: Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. Sisters of Mercy. 24 May 2019.
5. News: Protest in Mullingar over hospital fear. 12 June 2010. RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 12 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100613183920/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0612/mullingar.html. 13 June 2010 . live.
6. Web site: Statement of Purpose. Health Service Executive. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305034614/https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/3/hospitals/mullingar/statement%20of%20purpose.pdf. 25 May 2019. 5 March 2016.