Ambulances diverted from Mullingar A&E

Ambulances were being diverted from the Accident and Emergency department at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar this evening amid what nurses' representatives called "unsafe" levels of overcrowding.

Thu, 03 Dec, 2009 - 18:09

The HSE however insisted that the department remained open for patients who arrived for treatment.

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