The Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar () is a public hospital at
Mullingar
Mullingar ( ; ) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, Ireland, Midland Region, with a population of 22,667 in the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census.
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County Westmeath
County Westmeath (; or simply ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of ...
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Ireland
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Ireland East Hospital Group
The Ireland East Hospital Group () is one of the hospital groups established by the Health Service Executive in Ireland.
History
The grouping of hospitals was announced by the Minister for Health, James Reilly, in May 2013, as part of a restructu ...
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History
The hospital was officially opened by
Seán T. O'Kelly
Seán Thomas O'Kelly (; 25 June 1882 – 23 November 1966), originally John T. O'Kelly, was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the second president of Ireland from June 1945 to June 1959. He also served as deputy prime minister of Ir ...
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Minister of Local Government and Public Health, as Westmeath County Hospital on 27 April 1936. It evolved to become the General Hospital, Mullingar and benefited from major extensions which opened in 1988 and 1994. In June 2010 some 4,000 people protested in Mullingar, concerned about the future of the hospital.
Services
The hospital provides 204 beds and 6 critical care beds.
See also
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Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise
The Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise () is a public hospital located in Portlaoise, County Laois, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is managed by Dublin Midlands Hospital Group.
History
The hospital, which replaced Laois County Infirmary, w ...
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Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore
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Buildings and structures in Mullingar
Health Service Executive hospitals
Hospitals in County Westmeath
Hospital buildings completed in 1936
Hospitals established in 1936
1936 establishments in Ireland
20th-century architecture in the Republic of Ireland