Statement on behalf of Regional Hospital Mullingar

Regional Hospital Mullingar’s Adult Emergency Department Services are extremely busy today, experiencing increasing numbers of people requiring admission at this time.

Where possible, the management are asking patients with non-emergency conditions to seek assistance from other parts of the health service such as their local Pharmacist, GP, GP out of hours service, or a local injury unit.

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We would like to remind the public that, patients who are over 16 years with the following injuries may wish to present to the Regional Hospital Mullingar Minor Injury Unit located at Charter Medical Private Hospital in Ballinderry, Mullingar:

• Suspected broken bones to arm (from collar bone to fingertip)
• Suspected broken bones in legs (from knees to toes)
• Sprains and strains
• Wounds, bites (animal or insect) cuts, grazes and scalp laceration
• Minor burns and scalds
• Foreign bodies
• Minor chest injuries

Patients attending the ED, who require urgent care, will be prioritised. The hospital continues to be very busy, we are seeing increases of presentations to our Emergency Department. Unfortunately, people attending with less serious illness or injury are experiencing longer waiting times.

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Hospital Management would like to thank the public for their support and understanding during this period.