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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Courts Heathrow Place: Mullingar Place: Midlands Person: Dympna Bracken Person: Lorraine Monaghan Person: INO Industrial Relations Officer Organisation: Mullingar A&E Ambulances Organisation: Accident and Emergency Organisation: Midlands Regional Hospital Organisation: Accident and Emergency Department Organisation: HSE Organisation: Midland Regional Hospital Organisation: A&E Organisation: Mullingar A&E Organisation: Irish Nurses' Organisation Organisation: A&E Department

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