There are calls for a minor injury unit and dialysis service to be developed in Longford town. Two local Fine Gael politicians say the existing St Joseph's site in the town could be used for the project. Deputy Micheál Carrigy and Cllr Peggy Nolan want an expanded consultant-led medical campus. Cllr Nolan says patients are currently being forced to travel long distances for healthcare:
Deputy Carrigy says Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has committed to visiting the site in the coming weeks. He believes the development of a new facility would reduce existing pressure on Mullingar hospital:
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